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Household of John Willey (born 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thirsk, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 Willey and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Willey, born in 1830 in Sessay, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Willey, born in 1831 in Ainderby Quernhow, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Eliza, born 1870 in Hutton Sessay, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Emma, born 1872 in Hutton Sessay, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Edward Willey, born in 1855 in Hutton Sessay, Yorkshire, England.


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John Willey's household

Male

John

Willey

Head
Female

Mary

Willey

Wife
Female

Eliza

Willey

Daughter
Female

Emma

Willey

Grand Daughter
Male

Edward

Willey

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Willey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Sessay, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Willey

Head

Married

51

1830

Sessay, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Willey

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ainderby Quernhow, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Willey

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hutton Sessay, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Willey

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hutton Sessay, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Willey

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Hutton Sessay, Yorkshire, England

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