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Household of John Wills (born 1842, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wills, born in 1842 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wills, born in 1842 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Emily (born 1866 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Edith (born 1870 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1872 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Sarah (born 1876 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England) and John (born 1879 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England).
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John Wills's household
John
Wills
Head
Elizabeth
Wills
Wife
Emily
Wills
Daughter
Edith
Wills
Daughter
Bessie
Wills
Daughter
Sarah
Wills
Daughter
John
Wills
Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Wills |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Bovey Tracey, Devon, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Wills | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Bovey Tracey, Devon, England | |
Elizabeth | Wills | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Newton Abbot, Devon, England | |
Emily | Wills | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Newton Abbot, Devon, England | |
Edith | Wills | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Newton Abbot, Devon, England | |
Bessie | Wills | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Newton Abbot, Devon, England | |
Sarah | Wills | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Newton Abbot, Devon, England | |
John | Wills | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Newton Abbot, Devon, England |
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