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Household of James Wills (born 1839, Devon)

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 Wills and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wills, born in 1839 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 3 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wills, born in 1836 in Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Nephew, William Cocks, born in 1872 in Greenwich, Kent, England.


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James Wills's household

Male

James

Wills

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wills

Wife
Male

William

Cocks

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wills

Head

Married

42

1839

Exeter, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Wills

Wife

Married

45

1836

Cornwall, England

William

Cocks

Nephew

Single

9

1872

Greenwich, Kent, England

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