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Household of Edwin Willks (born 1811, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 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.

Edwin Willks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Willks, born in 1811 in Worcestershire, consisted of 8 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Ann Willks, born in 1841 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. They had 2 children; Ellen J (born 1868 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and Edwin J (born 1872 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1839 in Herefordshire, England), Edwin's Brother In Law, Charles (born 1847 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England), Edwin's Brother, William (born 1807 in Worcestershire, England) and Edwin's Servant, Emily (born 1862 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England).


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Edwin Willks's household

Male

Edwin

Willks

Head
Female

Ann

Willks

Wife
Female

Ellen J

Willks

Daughter
Male

Edwin J

Willks

Son
Female

Mary

Ovens

Sister In Law
Male

Charles

Ovens

Brother In Law
Male

William

Willks

Brother
Female

Emily

Wiggatt

Servant
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Willks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Worcestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Willks

Head

Married

70

1811

Worcestershire, England

Ann

Willks

Wife

Married

40

1841

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Ellen J

Willks

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Edwin J

Willks

Son

Single

9

1872

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Ovens

Sister In Law

Single

42

1839

Herefordshire, England

Charles

Ovens

Brother In Law

Single

34

1847

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

William

Willks

Brother

Widower

74

1807

Worcestershire, England

Emily

Wiggatt

Servant

Single

19

1862

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

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