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Household of John Whittle Wills (born 1811, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorchester, Dorset, 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.

John Whittle Wills and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whittle Wills, born in 1811 in Maiden Newton, Dorset, consisted of 5 members. John Whittle was the head of the household, married to Mary Wills, born in 1813 in Beaminster, Dorset, England. They had 1 child; Alfred, born 1856 in Maiden Newton, Dorset, England. They had 1 grandchild; Frederick Edwin, born 1863 in Dorchester, Dorset, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John Whittle's Boarder, Joseph Salisbury, born in 1795 in Dorchester, Dorset, England.


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John Whittle Wills's household

Male

John Whittle

Wills

Head
Female

Mary

Wills

Wife
Male

Alfred

Wills

Son
Male

Frederick Edwin

Wills

Grand Son
Male

Joseph

Salisbury

Boarder
First name(s) John Whittle
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Maiden Newton, Dorset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Whittle

Wills

Head

Married

70

1811

Maiden Newton, Dorset, England

Mary

Wills

Wife

Married

68

1813

Beaminster, Dorset, England

Alfred

Wills

Son

Single

25

1856

Maiden Newton, Dorset, England

Frederick Edwin

Wills

Grand Son

Single

18

1863

Dorchester, Dorset, England

Joseph

Salisbury

Boarder

Widower

86

1795

Dorchester, Dorset, England

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