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Household of James Willey (born 1837, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, 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.

James Willey and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Willey, born in 1837 in Otterford, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Willey, born in 1846 in Yarcombe, Devon, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1876 in Yarcombe, Devon, England) and Winifred (born 1880 in Yarcombe, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister In Law, Ann Swinson, born in 1827 in Lancashire, England.


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James Willey's household

Male

James

Willey

Head
Female

Mary

Willey

Wife
Male

John

Willey

Son
Female

Winifred

Willey

Daughter
Female

Ann

Swinson

Sister In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Willey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Otterford, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Willey

Head

Married

44

1837

Otterford, Somerset, England

Mary

Willey

Wife

Married

35

1846

Yarcombe, Devon, England

John

Willey

Son

Single

5

1876

Yarcombe, Devon, England

Winifred

Willey

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Yarcombe, Devon, England

Ann

Swinson

Sister In Law

Single

54

1827

Lancashire, England

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