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Household of John Willitts (born 1818, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cannock, Staffordshire, 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 Willitts and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Willitts, born in 1818 in Dudley, Worcestershire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Willitts, born in 1823 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and Prudence (born 1853 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter Grand, Eliza (born 1879 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England), John's Daughter Grand, Prudence (born 1877 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England) and John's Daughter Grand, Elizabeth (born 1881 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England).


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John Willitts's household

Male

John

Willitts

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Willitts

Wife
Male

Thomas

Willitts

Son
Female

Prudence

Platt

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Platt

Daughter Grand
Female

Prudence

Platt

Daughter Grand
Female

Elizabeth

Platt

Daughter Grand
First name(s) John
Last name Willitts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Willitts

Head

Married

63

1818

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Elizabeth

Willitts

Wife

Married

58

1823

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Willitts

Son

Single

20

1861

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Prudence

Platt

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Eliza

Platt

Daughter Grand

Single

2

1879

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Prudence

Platt

Daughter Grand

Single

4

1877

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Platt

Daughter Grand

Single

0

1881

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

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