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Household of John Willis (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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 Willis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Willis, born in 1843 in Ermington, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Amy Willis, born in 1847 in Newton Ferrers, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Sophia (born 1870 in Plympton, Devon, England), Fredrick (born 1873 in Ermington, Devon, England) and Everard (born 1879 in Holbeton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Richard (born 1855 in Ermington, Devon, England) and John's Lodger, John (born 1848 in Wales).


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John Willis's household

Male

John

Willis

Head
Female

Amy

Willis

Wife
Female

Sophia

Willis

Daughter
Male

Fredrick

Willis

Son
Male

Everard

Willis

Son
Male

Richard

Willis

Lodger
Male

John

Jarring

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ermington, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Willis

Head

Married

38

1843

Ermington, Devon, England

Amy

Willis

Wife

Married

34

1847

Newton Ferrers, Devon, England

Sophia

Willis

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Plympton, Devon, England

Fredrick

Willis

Son

Single

8

1873

Ermington, Devon, England

Everard

Willis

Son

Single

2

1879

Holbeton, Devon, England

Richard

Willis

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Ermington, Devon, England

John

Jarring

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Wales

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