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Household of James Wills (born 1852, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wills, born in 1852 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Wills, born in 1854 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Adaline (born 1874 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England) and Lucy (born 1878 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England).


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James Wills's household

Male

James

Wills

Head
Female

Sarah J

Wills

Wife
Female

Adaline

Wills

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Wills

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wills

Head

Married

29

1852

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Sarah J

Wills

Wife

Married

27

1854

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Adaline

Wills

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Lucy

Wills

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

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