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Household of Fred Willis (born 1856, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Fred Willis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Fred Willis, born in 1856 in Castleford, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Fred was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Willis, born in 1858 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Fred W (born 1876 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1881 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Fred's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1821 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and Fred's Sister In Law, Eliza (born 1864 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).


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Fred Willis's household

Male

Fred

Willis

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Willis

Wife
Male

Fred W

Sydwell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Willis

Daughter
Female

Jane

Sidwell

Mother In Law
Female

Eliza

Sidwell

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Sidwell

Sister In Law
First name(s) Fred
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Fred

Willis

Head

Married

25

1856

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Willis

Wife

Married

23

1858

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Fred W

Sydwell

Son

Single

5

1876

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Willis

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Sidwell

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Sidwell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Sidwell

Sister In Law

Single

17

1864

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

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