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Household of James Willis (born 1819, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George in the East, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Willis, born in 1819 in Surrey, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Willis, born in 1828 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1858 in Surrey, England), Elizabeth (born 1852 in Surrey, England), Eliza (born 1856 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England) and Martha (born 1861 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Samuel (born 1871 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England), James (born 1877 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England) and Eliza (born 1879 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law, John (born 1857 in Dover, Kent, England) and James's Daughter In Law, Isabella (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Willis's household

Male

James

Willis

Head
Female

Sarah

Willis

Wife
Male

James

Willis

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Willis

Daughter
Female

Martha

Brown

Daughter
Male

John

Brown

Son In Law
Female

Isabella

Willis

Daughter In Law
Male

Samuel

Linchfield

Grand Son
Male

James

Smith

Grand Son
Female

Eliza

Willis

Grand Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Surrey, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Willis

Head

Married

62

1819

Surrey, England

Sarah

Willis

Wife

Married

53

1828

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

James

Willis

Son

Married

23

1858

Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Widow

29

1852

Surrey, England

Eliza

Willis

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Martha

Brown

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

John

Brown

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Dover, Kent, England

Isabella

Willis

Daughter In Law

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Linchfield

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

James

Smith

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Willis

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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