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Household of Edwin Willshaw (born 1815, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colchester, Essex, 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 Willshaw and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Willshaw, born in 1815 in Beckenham, Kent, consisted of 4 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Wellstead, born in 1807 in Essex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Nephew, William (born 1864 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Edwin's Lodger, John Roland (born 1819 in Belchamp St Paul, Essex, England).


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Edwin Willshaw's household

Male

Edwin

Willshaw

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Wellstead

Wife
Male

William

Taylor

Nephew
Male

John Roland

Goodey

Lodger
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Willshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Beckenham, Kent, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Willshaw

Head

Married

66

1815

Beckenham, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Wellstead

Wife

Married

74

1807

Essex, England

William

Taylor

Nephew

Single

17

1864

Colchester, Essex, England

John Roland

Goodey

Lodger

Single

62

1819

Belchamp St Paul, Essex, England

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