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Household of George Wills (born 1826, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Wills, born in 1826 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, consisted of 13 members. George was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Wills, born in 1837 in Christow, Devon, England. They had 9 children; Charles (born 1859 in Christow, Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1861 in Christow, Devon, England), Thomas J (born 1863 in Christow, Devon, England), George (born 1865 in Christow, Devon, England), William Hy (born 1868 in Christow, Devon, England), Rhoda (born 1871 in Christow, Devon, England), Albert (born 1873 in Christow, Devon, England), Fred J (born 1875 in Christow, Devon, England) and Wilmot (born 1878 in Christow, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Arthur (born 1861 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England) and George's Servant, Elizabeth A (born 1865 in Christow, Devon, England).


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George Wills's household

Male

George

Wills

Head
Female

Sarah A

Wills

Wife
Male

Charles

Wills

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wills

Daughter
Male

Thomas J

Wills

Son
Male

George

Wills

Son
Male

William Hy

Wills

Son
Female

Rhoda

Wills

Daughter
Male

Albert

Wills

Son
Male

Fred J

Wills

Son
Female

Wilmot

Wills

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Gaved

Servant
Female

Elizabeth A

Willcox

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Wills

Head

Married

55

1826

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Sarah A

Wills

Wife

Married

44

1837

Christow, Devon, England

Charles

Wills

Son

Single

22

1859

Christow, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Wills

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Christow, Devon, England

Thomas J

Wills

Son

Single

18

1863

Christow, Devon, England

George

Wills

Son

Single

16

1865

Christow, Devon, England

William Hy

Wills

Son

Single

13

1868

Christow, Devon, England

Rhoda

Wills

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Christow, Devon, England

Albert

Wills

Son

Single

8

1873

Christow, Devon, England

Fred J

Wills

Son

Single

6

1875

Christow, Devon, England

Wilmot

Wills

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Christow, Devon, England

Arthur

Gaved

Servant

Single

20

1861

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Elizabeth A

Willcox

Servant

Single

16

1865

Christow, Devon, England

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