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Household of John Wills (born 1855, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wills, born in 1855 in Devon, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wills, born in 1858 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Eliza (born 1880 in Hennock, Devon, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Hennock, Devon, England).


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John Wills's household

Male

John

Wills

Head
Female

Mary

Wills

Wife
Female

Eliza

Wills

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wills

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wills

Head

Married

26

1855

Devon, England

Mary

Wills

Wife

Married

23

1858

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Eliza

Wills

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hennock, Devon, England

Alice

Wills

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hennock, Devon, England

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