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Household of Henry Wills (born 1841, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight,Hampshire, 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.

Henry Wills and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Wills, born in 1841 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, consisted of 12 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Betsey Wills, born in 1844 in Hampshire, England. They had 9 children; Mary Jane Matilda (born 1864 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), Annie Selina T (born 1867 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), Florence Ada (born 1869 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), Blanch Louisa (born 1871 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), Alice Maud (born 1873 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), Frank Henry (born 1876 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), May (born 1878 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), Harry (born 1879 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England) and Clara (born 1881 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger, Margaret Dillonbury, born in 1818 in Germany.


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Henry Wills's household

Male

Henry

Wills

Head
Female

Betsey

Wills

Wife
Female

Mary Jane Matilda

Wills

Daughter
Female

Annie Selina T

Wills

Daughter
Female

Florence Ada

Wills

Daughter
Female

Blanch Louisa

Wills

Daughter
Female

Alice Maud

Wills

Daughter
Male

Frank Henry

Wills

Son
Female

May

Wills

Daughter
Male

Harry

Wills

Son
Female

Clara

Wills

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dillonbury

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Wills

Head

Married

40

1841

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Betsey

Wills

Wife

Married

37

1844

Hampshire, England

Mary Jane Matilda

Wills

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Annie Selina T

Wills

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Florence Ada

Wills

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Blanch Louisa

Wills

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Alice Maud

Wills

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Frank Henry

Wills

Son

Single

5

1876

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

May

Wills

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Harry

Wills

Son

Single

2

1879

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Clara

Wills

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Margaret

Dillonbury

Lodger

Single

63

1818

Germany

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