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Household of John Willans (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 Willans and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Willans, born in 1831 in Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Willans, born in 1837 in Hornby, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John T (born 1865 in Darlington, Durham, England), Albert E (born 1866 in Darlington, Durham, England), Frances A (born 1875 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Fred (born 1877 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, James (born 1843 in Tunstall, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, Edward (born 1871 in Darlington, Durham, England), John's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1808 in Yorkshire, England) and John's Visitor, Fred H (born 1877 in Catterick, Yorkshire, England).


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John Willans's household

Male

John

Willans

Head
Female

Catherine

Willans

Wife
Male

John T

Willans

Son
Male

Albert E

Willans

Son
Female

Frances A

Willans

Daughter
Male

Fred

Willans

Son
Male

James

Merrington

Lodger
Male

Edward

Wright

Lodger
Female

Mary

Merrington

Mother In Law
Male

Fred H

Coates

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Willans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Willans

Head

Married

50

1831

Yorkshire, England

Catherine

Willans

Wife

Married

44

1837

Hornby, Yorkshire, England

John T

Willans

Son

Single

16

1865

Darlington, Durham, England

Albert E

Willans

Son

Single

15

1866

Darlington, Durham, England

Frances A

Willans

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Darlington, Durham, England

Fred

Willans

Son

Single

4

1877

Darlington, Durham, England

James

Merrington

Lodger

Widower

38

1843

Tunstall, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Wright

Lodger

Single

10

1871

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary

Merrington

Mother In Law

Widow

73

1808

Yorkshire, England

Fred H

Coates

Visitor

Single

4

1877

Catterick, Yorkshire, England

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