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Household of John Wills (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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 1840 in Dartmouth, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan Wills, born in 1834 in Farcet, Huntingdonshire, England. They had 3 children; Hanna J (born 1867 in Dartmouth, Devon, England), Samuel J (born 1870 in Dartmouth, Devon, England) and Emma (born 1874 in Dartmouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Samuel Wills, born in 1812 in Dartmouth, Devon, England.


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John Wills's household

Male

John

Wills

Head
Female

Susan

Wills

Wife
Female

Hanna J

Wills

Daughter
Male

Samuel J

Wills

Son
Female

Emma

Wills

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Wills

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dartmouth, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wills

Head

Married

41

1840

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Susan

Wills

Wife

Married

47

1834

Farcet, Huntingdonshire, England

Hanna J

Wills

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Samuel J

Wills

Son

Single

11

1870

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Emma

Wills

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Samuel

Wills

Lodger

Widower

69

1812

Dartmouth, Devon, England

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