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Household of James Willis (born 1818, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, 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 Willis and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Willis, born in 1818 in Wedmore, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Walter, born 1851 in Wedmore, Somerset, England. He had 1 grandchild; Emily, born 1876 in Wedmore, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Daughter In Law, Anne Willis, born in 1849 in Wedmore, Somerset, England.


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James Willis's household

Male

James

Willis

Head
Male

Walter

Willis

Son
Female

Anne

Willis

Daughter In Law
Female

Emily

Willis

Grand Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Wedmore, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Willis

Head

Widower

63

1818

Wedmore, Somerset, England

Walter

Willis

Son

Married

30

1851

Wedmore, Somerset, England

Anne

Willis

Daughter In Law

Married

32

1849

Wedmore, Somerset, England

Emily

Willis

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wedmore, Somerset, England

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