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Household of George Wills (born 1833, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Wills, born in 1833 in Lustleigh, Devon, consisted of 11 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary J Wills, born in 1845 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1873 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England), John (born 1875 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England), Edith (born 1877 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England), Mary (born 1879 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England) and William (born 1881 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Alice L (born 1866 in Drewsteignton, Devon, England), George's Servant, Emma (born 1865 in Hennock, Devon, England), George's Servant, John (born 1863 in Lustleigh, Devon, England) and George's Servant, William (born 1867 in Chagford, Devon, England).


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George Wills's household

Male

George

Wills

Head
Female

Mary J

Wills

Wife
Male

George

Wills

Son
Male

John

Wills

Son
Female

Edith

Wills

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wills

Daughter
Male

William

Wills

Son
Female

Alice L

Hext

Servant
Female

Emma

Osborn

Servant
Male

John

Bunclark

Servant
Male

William

Voysey

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Lustleigh, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Wills

Head

Married

48

1833

Lustleigh, Devon, England

Mary J

Wills

Wife

Married

36

1845

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

George

Wills

Son

Single

8

1873

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

John

Wills

Son

Single

6

1875

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Edith

Wills

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Mary

Wills

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

William

Wills

Son

Single

0

1881

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Alice L

Hext

Servant

Single

15

1866

Drewsteignton, Devon, England

Emma

Osborn

Servant

Single

16

1865

Hennock, Devon, England

John

Bunclark

Servant

Single

18

1863

Lustleigh, Devon, England

William

Voysey

Servant

Single

14

1867

Chagford, Devon, England

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