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Household of John Wills (born 1836, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Redruth, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wills, born in 1836 in Illogan, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Amelia Wills, born in 1834 in Illogan, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Richard (born 1861 in Illogan, Cornwall, England), Francis (born 1863 in Illogan, Cornwall, England), Charles (born 1865 in Illogan, Cornwall, England), Bessie (born 1868 in Illogan, Cornwall, England) and Emily (born 1873 in Illogan, Cornwall, England).


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John Wills's household

Male

John

Wills

Head
Female

Amelia

Wills

Wife
Male

Richard

Wills

Son
Male

Francis

Wills

Son
Male

Charles

Wills

Son
Female

Bessie

Wills

Daughter
Female

Emily

Wills

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Illogan, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wills

Head

Married

45

1836

Illogan, Cornwall, England

Amelia

Wills

Wife

Married

47

1834

Illogan, Cornwall, England

Richard

Wills

Son

Single

20

1861

Illogan, Cornwall, England

Francis

Wills

Son

Single

18

1863

Illogan, Cornwall, England

Charles

Wills

Son

Single

16

1865

Illogan, Cornwall, England

Bessie

Wills

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Illogan, Cornwall, England

Emily

Wills

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Illogan, Cornwall, England

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