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Household of James Wills (born 1845, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, 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 Wills and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wills, born in 1845 in Cannington, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wills, born in 1832 in Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Spaxton, Somerset, England), James's Mother In Law, Christiana (born 1801 in Fiddington, Somerset, England) and James's Visitor, Alice (born 1877 in Aisholt, Somerset, England).


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James Wills's household

Male

James

Wills

Head
Female

Sarah

Wills

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Hunt

Step Daughter
Female

Christiana

Hunt

Mother In Law
Female

Alice

Bailey

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Cannington, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Wills

Head

Married

36

1845

Cannington, Somerset, England

Sarah

Wills

Wife

Married

49

1832

Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Hunt

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Spaxton, Somerset, England

Christiana

Hunt

Mother In Law

Widow

80

1801

Fiddington, Somerset, England

Alice

Bailey

Visitor

Single

4

1877

Aisholt, Somerset, England

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