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Household of John Wills (born 1830, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wills, born in 1830 in Kingsbridge, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Wills, born in 1836 in Dittisham, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1858 in Dittisham, Devon, England), Lucy (born 1869 in Dittisham, Devon, England), Henry (born 1871 in Dittisham, Devon, England), William (born 1873 in Dittisham, Devon, England), Alfred (born 1874 in Dittisham, Devon, England), Mark (born 1877 in Dittisham, Devon, England) and Herbert (born 1880 in Dittisham, Devon, England).


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John Wills's household

Male

John

Wills

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Wills

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wills

Son
Female

Lucy

Wills

Daughter
Male

Henry

Wills

Son
Male

William

Wills

Son
Male

Alfred

Wills

Son
Male

Mark

Wills

Son
Male

Herbert

Wills

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wills

Head

Married

51

1830

Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Mary Jane

Wills

Wife

Married

45

1836

Dittisham, Devon, England

Thomas

Wills

Son

Single

23

1858

Dittisham, Devon, England

Lucy

Wills

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Dittisham, Devon, England

Henry

Wills

Son

Single

10

1871

Dittisham, Devon, England

William

Wills

Son

Single

8

1873

Dittisham, Devon, England

Alfred

Wills

Son

Single

7

1874

Dittisham, Devon, England

Mark

Wills

Son

Single

4

1877

Dittisham, Devon, England

Herbert

Wills

Son

Single

1

1880

Dittisham, Devon, England

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