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Household of John Willan (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Settle, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Willan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Willan, born in 1834 in Dent, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Phillace Willan, born in 1837 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1859 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1861 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England) and Margaret (born 1865 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Mary Hart, born in 1861 in Ireland.


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John Willan's household

Male

John

Willan

Head
Female

Phillace

Willan

Wife
Male

William

Willan

Son
Female

Alice

Willan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Willan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hart

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Willan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Dent, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Willan

Head

Married

47

1834

Dent, Yorkshire, England

Phillace

Willan

Wife

Married

44

1837

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

William

Willan

Son

Single

22

1859

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Willan

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Willan

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Hart

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Ireland

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