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Household of Edward Wills (born 1806, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Wills, born in 1806 in Yeovil, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wills, born in 1822 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Boarder, Eli (born 1861 in Bishops Wood, Somerset, England) and Edward's Lodger, Maria (born 1829 in Ilchester, Somerset, England).


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Edward Wills's household

Male

Edward

Wills

Head
Female

Sarah

Wills

Wife
Male

Eli

Locke

Boarder
Female

Maria

Handover

Lodger
First name(s) Edward
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Yeovil, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Wills

Head

Married

75

1806

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Sarah

Wills

Wife

Married

59

1822

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Eli

Locke

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Bishops Wood, Somerset, England

Maria

Handover

Lodger

Single

52

1829

Ilchester, Somerset, England

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