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Household of Henry Wills (born 1840, 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.

Henry Wills and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Wills, born in 1840 in Silverton, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Jane Wills, born in 1842 in Devon, England. They had 7 children; Emma J (born 1865 in Pinhoe, Devon, England), William H (born 1867 in Pinhoe, Devon, England), Jane (born 1869 in Broadclyst, Devon, England), Eliza (born 1871 in Broadclyst, Devon, England), Mary A (born 1873 in Exeter, Devon, England), Alfred (born 1875 in St Thomas, Devon, England) and Henry (born 1877 in St Thomas, Devon, England).


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Henry Wills's household

Male

Henry

Wills

Head
Female

Jane

Wills

Wife
Female

Emma J

Wills

Daughter
Male

William H

Wills

Son
Female

Jane

Wills

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Wills

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Wills

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Wills

Son
Male

Henry

Wills

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Silverton, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Wills

Head

Married

41

1840

Silverton, Devon, England

Jane

Wills

Wife

Married

39

1842

Devon, England

Emma J

Wills

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Pinhoe, Devon, England

William H

Wills

Son

Single

14

1867

Pinhoe, Devon, England

Jane

Wills

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Broadclyst, Devon, England

Eliza

Wills

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Broadclyst, Devon, England

Mary A

Wills

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Exeter, Devon, England

Alfred

Wills

Son

Single

6

1875

St Thomas, Devon, England

Henry

Wills

Son

Single

4

1877

St Thomas, Devon, England

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