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Household of John Wills (born 1830, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Todmorden, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wills, born in 1830 in Cornwall, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jemima Wills, born in 1831 in Saltash, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Martha J (born 1856 in Menheniot, Cornwall, England), George H (born 1863 in Menheniot, Cornwall, England), Charles E (born 1865 in Menheniot, Cornwall, England), Samuel J (born 1867 in St Germans, Cornwall, England), William D (born 1870 in St Germans, Cornwall, England) and Thomas (born 1853 in Menheniot, Cornwall, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Margaret (born 1879 in Todmorden, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah J (born 1881 in Todmorden, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Daughter In Law, Mary J Wills, born in 1855 in Cornwall, England.


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John Wills's household

Male

John

Wills

Head
Female

Jemima

Wills

Wife
Female

Martha J

Wills

Daughter
Male

George H

Wills

Son
Male

Charles E

Wills

Son
Male

Samuel J

Wills

Son
Male

William D

Wills

Son
Male

Thomas

Wills

Son
Female

Mary J

Wills

Daughter In Law
Female

Margaret

Wills

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Wills

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wills

Head

Married

51

1830

Cornwall, England

Jemima

Wills

Wife

Married

50

1831

Saltash, Cornwall, England

Martha J

Wills

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Menheniot, Cornwall, England

George H

Wills

Son

Single

18

1863

Menheniot, Cornwall, England

Charles E

Wills

Son

Single

16

1865

Menheniot, Cornwall, England

Samuel J

Wills

Son

Single

14

1867

St Germans, Cornwall, England

William D

Wills

Son

Single

11

1870

St Germans, Cornwall, England

Thomas

Wills

Son

Married

28

1853

Menheniot, Cornwall, England

Mary J

Wills

Daughter In Law

Married

26

1855

Cornwall, England

Margaret

Wills

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Todmorden, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Wills

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Todmorden, Yorkshire, England

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