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Household of John Wills (born 1849, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke Damerel, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wills, born in 1849 in Crafthole, Cornwall, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wills, born in 1854 in Sidbury, Devon, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1880 in Devonport, Devon, England) and Emily (born 1878 in Devonport, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister Law, Ann (born 1864 in Sidbury, Devon, England), John's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Cornwall, England), John's Servant, Ellen (born 1863 in Devonport, Devon, England), John's Servant, Fanny (born 1865 in Devonport, Devon, England), John's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Plymouth, Devon, England), John's Boarder, William (born 1838 in Bickleigh, Devon, England), John's Boarder, William (born 1836 in Devon, England), John's Boarder, George (born 1847 in Exeter, Devon, England), John's Boarder, William (born 1811 in Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England) and John's Visitor, Jessie (born 1852 in Devonport, Devon, England).


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John Wills's household

Male

John

Wills

Head
Female

Ellen

Wills

Wife
Male

John

Wills

Son
Female

Emily

Wills

Daughter
Female

Ann

Luscom

Sister Law
Female

Mary

Hawke

Servant
Female

Ellen

Hocking

Servant
Female

Fanny

Sanety

Servant
Female

Mary

Ware

Servant
Male

William

May

Boarder
Male

William

Hookway

Boarder
Male

George

Durnsford

Boarder
Male

William

Key

Boarder
Female

Jessie

Haggarty

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Crafthole, Cornwall, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wills

Head

Married

32

1849

Crafthole, Cornwall, England

Ellen

Wills

Wife

Married

27

1854

Sidbury, Devon, England

John

Wills

Son

Single

1

1880

Devonport, Devon, England

Emily

Wills

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Devonport, Devon, England

Ann

Luscom

Sister Law

Single

17

1864

Sidbury, Devon, England

Mary

Hawke

Servant

Single

19

1862

Cornwall, England

Ellen

Hocking

Servant

Single

18

1863

Devonport, Devon, England

Fanny

Sanety

Servant

Single

16

1865

Devonport, Devon, England

Mary

Ware

Servant

Single

18

1863

Plymouth, Devon, England

William

May

Boarder

Single

43

1838

Bickleigh, Devon, England

William

Hookway

Boarder

Widower

45

1836

Devon, England

George

Durnsford

Boarder

Married

34

1847

Exeter, Devon, England

William

Key

Boarder

Married

70

1811

Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England

Jessie

Haggarty

Visitor

-

29

1852

Devonport, Devon, England

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