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Household of George Wills (born 1830, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, 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.

George Wills and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Wills, born in 1830 in Dunsford, Devon, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Wills, born in 1839 in Doddiscombsleigh, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Lucy (born 1862 in Dunsford, Devon, England), George (born 1863 in Dunsford, Devon, England), Emily (born 1869 in Dunsford, Devon, England), Walter (born 1870 in Dunsford, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1873 in Dunsford, Devon, England) and Arthur (born 1877 in Dunsford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Servant, Lucy Lawton, born in 1866 in St Thomas, Devon, England.


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George Wills's household

Male

George

Wills

Head
Female

Sarah A

Wills

Wife
Female

Lucy

Wills

Daughter
Male

George

Wills

Son
Female

Emily

Wills

Daughter
Male

Walter

Wills

Son
Female

Bessie

Wills

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Wills

Son
Female

Lucy

Lawton

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Dunsford, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Wills

Head

Married

51

1830

Dunsford, Devon, England

Sarah A

Wills

Wife

Married

42

1839

Doddiscombsleigh, Devon, England

Lucy

Wills

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Dunsford, Devon, England

George

Wills

Son

Single

18

1863

Dunsford, Devon, England

Emily

Wills

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Dunsford, Devon, England

Walter

Wills

Son

Single

11

1870

Dunsford, Devon, England

Bessie

Wills

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Dunsford, Devon, England

Arthur

Wills

Son

Single

4

1877

Dunsford, Devon, England

Lucy

Lawton

Servant

Single

15

1866

St Thomas, Devon, England

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