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Household of John Willis (born 1846, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Willis, born in 1846 in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Willis, born in 1844 in Selby, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 1 child; Slater, born 1875 in Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1808 in Selby, Nottinghamshire, England) and John's Servant, Rose A (born 1862 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England).


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John Willis's household

Male

John

Willis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Willis

Wife
Male

Slater

Willis

Son
Female

Mary

Jackson

Mother In Law
Female

Rose A

Hopkinson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Willis

Head

Married

35

1846

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England

Elizabeth

Willis

Wife

Married

37

1844

Selby, Nottinghamshire, England

Slater

Willis

Son

Single

6

1875

Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, England

Mary

Jackson

Mother In Law

Married

73

1808

Selby, Nottinghamshire, England

Rose A

Hopkinson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

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