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Household of John Willis (born 1834, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wellington, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Willis, born in 1834 in Clayhanger, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Willis, born in 1841 in Ashbrittle, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Holcombe Rogus, Devon, England), Alice (born 1869 in Holcombe Rogus, Devon, England), John (born 1870 in Burlescombe, Devon, England), William (born 1878 in Burlescombe, Devon, England), Annie (born 1880 in Burlescombe, Devon, England) and James (born 1873 in Burlescombe, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Sarah Hawkins, born in 1816 in Ashbrittle, Somerset, England.
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John Willis's household
John
Willis
Head
Elizabeth
Willis
Wife
Elizabeth
Willis
Daughter
Alice
Willis
Daughter
John
Willis
Son
William
Willis
Son
Annie
Willis
Daughter
Sarah
Hawkins
Mother
James
Willis
Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Willis |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Clayhanger, Devon, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Willis | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Clayhanger, Devon, England | |
Elizabeth | Willis | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Ashbrittle, Somerset, England | |
Elizabeth | Willis | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Holcombe Rogus, Devon, England | |
Alice | Willis | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Holcombe Rogus, Devon, England | |
John | Willis | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Burlescombe, Devon, England | |
William | Willis | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Burlescombe, Devon, England | |
Annie | Willis | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Burlescombe, Devon, England | |
Sarah | Hawkins | Mother | Widow | 65 | 1816 | Ashbrittle, Somerset, England | |
James | Willis | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Burlescombe, Devon, England |
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