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Household of James Wills (born 1845, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, Lancashire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wills, born in 1845 in Clifton, Westmorland, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Wills, born in 1845 in Orton, Westmorland, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1872 in Hilton, Westmorland, England), Robert (born 1874 in Hilton, Westmorland, England), Mary (born 1876 in Hilton, Westmorland, England) and Jane (born 1880 in Hilton, Westmorland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Christiana (born 1862 in Bolton, Westmorland, England), James's Servant, William (born 1824 in Cliburn, Westmorland, England), James's Servant, John (born 1864 in Shap, Westmorland, England) and James's Servant, Robert (born 1865 in Cumberland, England).


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James Wills's household

Male

James

Wills

Head
Female

Isabella

Wills

Wife
Male

James

Wills

Son
Male

Robert

Wills

Son
Female

Mary

Wills

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wills

Daughter
Female

Christiana

Johnson

Servant
Male

William

Wills

Servant
Male

John

Oldcorn

Servant
Male

Robert

Thompson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Clifton, Westmorland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wills

Head

Married

36

1845

Clifton, Westmorland, England

Isabella

Wills

Wife

Married

36

1845

Orton, Westmorland, England

James

Wills

Son

Single

9

1872

Hilton, Westmorland, England

Robert

Wills

Son

Single

7

1874

Hilton, Westmorland, England

Mary

Wills

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hilton, Westmorland, England

Jane

Wills

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hilton, Westmorland, England

Christiana

Johnson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bolton, Westmorland, England

William

Wills

Servant

Single

57

1824

Cliburn, Westmorland, England

John

Oldcorn

Servant

Single

17

1864

Shap, Westmorland, England

Robert

Thompson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Cumberland, England

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