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Household of James Watson Willis (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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.

James Watson Willis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Watson Willis, born in 1844 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. James Watson was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Willis, born in 1851 in Bow, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; James Geo W (born 1870 in Bow, Middlesex, England), Charlotte Mabel (born 1873 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Grace Emily (born 1875 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and Albert Edwd (born 1877 in Plaistow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James Watson's Servant, Harriet Kemp, born in 1866 in Selborne.


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James Watson Willis's household

Male

James Watson

Willis

Head
Female

Charlotte

Willis

Wife
Male

James Geo W

Willis

Son
Female

Charlotte Mabel

Willis

Daughter
Female

Grace Emily

Willis

Daughter
Male

Albert Edwd

Willis

Son
Female

Harriet

Kemp

Servant
First name(s) James Watson
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Watson

Willis

Head

Married

37

1844

Sunderland, Durham, England

Charlotte

Willis

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bow, Middlesex, England

James Geo W

Willis

Son

Single

11

1870

Bow, Middlesex, England

Charlotte Mabel

Willis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Plaistow, Essex, England

Grace Emily

Willis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Plaistow, Essex, England

Albert Edwd

Willis

Son

Single

4

1877

Plaistow, Essex, England

Harriet

Kemp

Servant

Single

15

1866

Selborne

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