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Household of John Wills (born 1805, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Austell, Cornwall, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wills, born in 1805 in Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wills, born in 1819 in St Pinnock, Cornwall, England. They had 1 child; Lovday E, born 1853 in Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Bessie (born 1859 in Cornwall, England) and John's Servant, William (born 1864 in Cornwall, England).


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John Wills's household

Male

John

Wills

Head
Female

Mary

Wills

Wife
Female

Lovday E

Wills

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Youlton

Servant
Male

William

Youlton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wills

Head

Married

76

1805

Cornwall, England

Mary

Wills

Wife

Married

62

1819

St Pinnock, Cornwall, England

Lovday E

Wills

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Cornwall, England

Bessie

Youlton

Servant

Single

22

1859

Cornwall, England

William

Youlton

Servant

Single

17

1864

Cornwall, England

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