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Household of John Wills (born 1841, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 1841 in Hinton St George, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Honor Wills, born in 1845 in Lopen, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1868 in Hinton St George, Somerset, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Hinton St George, Somerset, England), John (born 1875 in Hinton St George, Somerset, England), Charles (born 1877 in Hinton St George, Somerset, England), Emily (born 1879 in Hinton St George, Somerset, England) and Elizabeth Ann (born 1881 in Hinton St George, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's -, Mary Ann Williams, born in 1867 in Lopen, Somerset, England.


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John Wills's household

Male

John

Wills

Head
Female

Honor

Wills

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Williams

-
Male

James

Wills

Son
Female

Ellen

Wills

Daughter
Male

John

Wills

Son
Male

Charles

Wills

Son
Female

Emily

Wills

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Wills

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hinton St George, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wills

Head

Married

40

1841

Hinton St George, Somerset, England

Honor

Wills

Wife

Married

36

1845

Lopen, Somerset, England

Mary Ann

Williams

-

Single

14

1867

Lopen, Somerset, England

James

Wills

Son

Single

13

1868

Hinton St George, Somerset, England

Ellen

Wills

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hinton St George, Somerset, England

John

Wills

Son

Single

6

1875

Hinton St George, Somerset, England

Charles

Wills

Son

Single

4

1877

Hinton St George, Somerset, England

Emily

Wills

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hinton St George, Somerset, England

Elizabeth Ann

Wills

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hinton St George, Somerset, England

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