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Household of John Wills (born 1851, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorchester, Dorset, 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 Wills and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wills, born in 1851 in Somerset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wills, born in 1851 in Dorchester, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1875 in London, Middlesex, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Dorchester, Dorset, England) and Harriett (born 1880 in Dorchester, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Charles (born 1844 in Dorchester, Dorset, England) and John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1853 in Dorset, England).
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John Wills's household
John
Wills
Head
Sarah
Wills
Wife
Alice
Wills
Daughter
Joseph
Wills
Son
Harriett
Wills
Daughter
Charles
Christopher
Boarder
Thomas
Drew
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Wills |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Somerset, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Wills | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Somerset, England | |
Sarah | Wills | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Dorchester, Dorset, England | |
Alice | Wills | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | London, Middlesex, England | |
Joseph | Wills | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Dorchester, Dorset, England | |
Harriett | Wills | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Dorchester, Dorset, England | |
Charles | Christopher | Boarder | Single | 37 | 1844 | Dorchester, Dorset, England | |
Thomas | Drew | Boarder | Single | 28 | 1853 | Dorset, England |
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