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Household of James Willis (born 1847, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Willis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Willis, born in 1847 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Willis, born in 1850 in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; Kate (born 1875 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Rose (born 1876 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1878 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and James E (born 1881 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1859 in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England) and James's Boarder, James (born 1857 in Worcestershire, England).


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James Willis's household

Male

James

Willis

Head
Female

Sarah A

Willis

Wife
Female

Kate

Willis

Daughter
Female

Rose

Willis

Daughter
Female

Alice

Willis

Daughter
Male

James E

Willis

Son
Male

Thomas

Martin

Boarder
Male

James

Bright

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Willis

Head

Married

34

1847

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Sarah A

Willis

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England

Kate

Willis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Rose

Willis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Alice

Willis

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kensington, Middlesex, England

James E

Willis

Son

Single

0

1881

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Martin

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England

James

Bright

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Worcestershire, England

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