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Household of Joseph Willis (born 1846, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Joseph Willis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Willis, born in 1846 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Willis, born in 1845 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1870 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Florence (born 1876 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Father, Joseph (born 1818 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Joseph's Brother, Tom (born 1855 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England) and Joseph's Sister, Caroline (born 1852 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England).


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Joseph Willis's household

Male

Joseph

Willis

Head
Female

Mary A

Willis

Wife
Female

Mary A

Willis

Daughter
Female

Florence

Willis

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Willis

Father
Male

Tom

Willis

Brother
Female

Caroline

Willis

Sister
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Willis

Head

Married

35

1846

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Mary A

Willis

Wife

Married

36

1845

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Mary A

Willis

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Florence

Willis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Willis

Father

Widower

63

1818

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Tom

Willis

Brother

Single

26

1855

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Caroline

Willis

Sister

Single

29

1852

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

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