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Household of James William Wills (born 1842, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 William Wills and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James William Wills, born in 1842 in Somerset, consisted of 10 members. James William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wills, born in 1841 in Somerset, England. They had 8 children; Robert James (born 1866 in Ash Priors, Somerset, England), Florence L (born 1868 in -), Albert Edward (born 1870 in -), George B (born 1872 in -), Sydney (born 1875 in -), John Marshall (born 1877 in -), Theodore Rowland (born 1879 in -) and Elizabeth Mary (born 1881 in -).


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James William Wills's household

Male

James William

Wills

Head
Female

Mary

Wills

Wife
Male

Robert James

Wills

Son
Female

Florence L

Wills

Daughter
Male

Albert Edward

Wills

Son
Male

George B

Wills

Son
Male

Sydney

Wills

Son
Male

John Marshall

Wills

Son
Male

Theodore Rowland

Wills

Son
Female

Elizabeth Mary

Wills

Daughter
First name(s) James William
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James William

Wills

Head

Married

39

1842

Somerset, England

Mary

Wills

Wife

Married

40

1841

Somerset, England

Robert James

Wills

Son

Single

15

1866

Ash Priors, Somerset, England

Florence L

Wills

Daughter

Single

13

1868

-

Albert Edward

Wills

Son

Single

11

1870

-

George B

Wills

Son

Single

9

1872

-

Sydney

Wills

Son

Single

6

1875

-

John Marshall

Wills

Son

Single

4

1877

-

Theodore Rowland

Wills

Son

Single

2

1879

-

Elizabeth Mary

Wills

Daughter

Single

0

1881

-

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