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Household of John Willis (born 1845, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Willis, born in 1845 in Houghton, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Willis, born in 1843 in Sedgefield, Durham, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1867 in Houghton, Durham, England), Margaret J (born 1869 in Houghton, Durham, England), John (born 1872 in Houghton, Durham, England), Mary J (born 1874 in Houghton, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Houghton, Durham, England) and Dorothy A (born 1879 in Houghton, Durham, England).


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John Willis's household

Male

John

Willis

Head
Female

Annie

Willis

Wife
Male

George

Willis

Son
Female

Margaret J

Willis

Daughter
Male

John

Willis

Son
Female

Mary J

Willis

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Willis

Daughter
Female

Dorothy A

Willis

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Houghton, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Willis

Head

Married

36

1845

Houghton, Durham, England

Annie

Willis

Wife

Married

38

1843

Sedgefield, Durham, England

George

Willis

Son

Single

14

1867

Houghton, Durham, England

Margaret J

Willis

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Houghton, Durham, England

John

Willis

Son

Single

9

1872

Houghton, Durham, England

Mary J

Willis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Houghton, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Willis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Houghton, Durham, England

Dorothy A

Willis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Houghton, Durham, England

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