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Household of John Wills (born 1836, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wills, born in 1836 in Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Wills, born in 1841 in Dawlish, Devon, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1862 in Bishopsteignton, Devon, England), Ann (born 1868 in Dawlish, Devon, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Dawlish, Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Dawlish, Devon, England), Mark (born 1876 in Dawlish, Devon, England), Matthew (born 1877 in Dawlish, Devon, England) and Walter (born 1866 in Bishopsteignton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Maryann Pike, born in 1800 in Ashcombe, Devon, England.
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John Wills's household
John
Wills
Head
Ann
Wills
Wife
John
Wills
Son
Ann
Wills
Daughter
Sarah
Wills
Daughter
Elizabeth
Wills
Daughter
Mark
Wills
Son
Matthew
Wills
Son
Walter
Wills
Son
Maryann
Pike
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Wills |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Devon, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Wills | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Devon, England | |
Ann | Wills | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Dawlish, Devon, England | |
John | Wills | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Bishopsteignton, Devon, England | |
Ann | Wills | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Dawlish, Devon, England | |
Sarah | Wills | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Dawlish, Devon, England | |
Elizabeth | Wills | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Dawlish, Devon, England | |
Mark | Wills | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Dawlish, Devon, England | |
Matthew | Wills | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Dawlish, Devon, England | |
Walter | Wills | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Bishopsteignton, Devon, England | |
Maryann | Pike | Mother In Law | Widow | 81 | 1800 | Ashcombe, Devon, England |
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