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Household of Edward Wills (born 1842, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, Somerset, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Edward Wills and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Wills, born in 1842 in Yeovil, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Wills, born in 1843 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England), Edward (born 1872 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Henry (born 1875 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Martha (born 1877 in Yeovil, Somerset, England) and Henrietta (born 1880 in Yeovil, Somerset, England).


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Edward Wills's household

Male

Edward

Wills

Head
Female

Mary

Wills

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Wills

Daughter
Male

Edward

Wills

Son
Male

Henry

Wills

Son
Female

Martha

Wills

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Wills

Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Yeovil, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Wills

Head

Married

39

1842

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Mary

Wills

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ware, Hertfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Wills

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Edward

Wills

Son

Single

9

1872

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Henry

Wills

Son

Single

6

1875

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Martha

Wills

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Henrietta

Wills

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Yeovil, Somerset, England

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