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Household of John Wills (born 1817, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wills, born in 1817 in Bickington, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wills, born in 1824 in Ilchester, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Bessie (born 1858 in Ilsington, Devon, England) and Clara (born 1864 in Ilsington, Devon, England).


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John Wills's household

Male

John

Wills

Head
Female

Sarah

Wills

Wife
Male

John

Wills

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wills

Wife
Female

Bessie

Wills

Daughter
Female

Clara

Wills

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Bickington, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Wills

Head

Married

64

1817

Bickington, Devon, England

Sarah

Wills

Wife

Married

57

1824

Ilchester, Somerset, England

John

Wills

Head

Married

45

1836

Lydford, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Wills

Wife

Married

48

1833

Denbury, Devon, England

Bessie

Wills

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Ilsington, Devon, England

Clara

Wills

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ilsington, Devon, England

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