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Household of James Willey (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Willey, born in 1837 in Skipwith, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Willey, born in 1843 in Silkstone, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1869 in Silkstone, Yorkshire, England), Allice (born 1873 in Silkstone, Yorkshire, England), Rose (born 1875 in Swinton, Yorkshire, England), James E (born 1879 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, James (born 1855 in Saxilby, Lincolnshire, England), James's Servant, Francis (born 1851 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England) and James's Servant, Elizabeth A (born 1860 in Newark, Lincolnshire, England).


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James Willey's household

Male

James

Willey

Head
Female

Mary

Willey

Wife
Female

Mary E

Willey

Daughter
Female

Allice

Willey

Daughter
Female

Rose

Willey

Daughter
Male

James E

Willey

Son
Male

Robert

Willey

Son
Male

James

Bilton

Servant
Female

Francis

Potts

Servant
Female

Elizabeth A

Harrison

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Willey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Skipwith, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Willey

Head

Married

44

1837

Skipwith, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Willey

Wife

Married

38

1843

Silkstone, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Willey

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Silkstone, Yorkshire, England

Allice

Willey

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Silkstone, Yorkshire, England

Rose

Willey

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Swinton, Yorkshire, England

James E

Willey

Son

Single

2

1879

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Willey

Son

Single

0

1881

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

James

Bilton

Servant

Single

26

1855

Saxilby, Lincolnshire, England

Francis

Potts

Servant

Single

30

1851

Stockton on Tees, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Harrison

Servant

Single

21

1860

Newark, Lincolnshire, England

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