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Household of John Willis (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 Willis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Willis, born in 1826 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Willis, born in 1826 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Christopher, born 1847 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Lillian (born 1875 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Alice (born 1877 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter In Law, Martha A (born 1854 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Sarah (born 1855 in Sutton, Yorkshire, England).


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John Willis's household

Male

John

Willis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Willis

Wife
Male

Christopher

Willis

Son
Female

Martha A

Willis

Daughter In Law
Female

Lillian

Willis

Grand Daughter
Female

Alice

Willis

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah

Shelton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Willis

Head

Married

55

1826

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Willis

Wife

Married

55

1826

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Christopher

Willis

Son

Married

34

1847

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Martha A

Willis

Daughter In Law

Married

27

1854

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Lillian

Willis

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Willis

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Shelton

Servant

Single

26

1855

Sutton, Yorkshire, England

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