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Household of Joseph Willis (born 1838, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, 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 1838 in Gravesend, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Edey Willis, born in 1841 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They had 4 children; Edey (born 1863 in Gravesend, Kent, England), John R (born 1870 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England), Grace (born 1872 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England) and Eva J (born 1880 in Peckham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Mother In Law, Martha Thompson, born in 1821 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.


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Joseph Willis's household

Male

Joseph

Willis

Head
Female

Edey

Willis

Wife
Female

Edey

Willis

Daughter
Male

John R

Willis

Son
Female

Grace

Willis

Daughter
Female

Eva J

Willis

Daughter
Female

Martha

Thompson

Mother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Gravesend, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Willis

Head

Married

43

1838

Gravesend, Kent, England

Edey

Willis

Wife

Married

40

1841

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Edey

Willis

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Gravesend, Kent, England

John R

Willis

Son

Single

11

1870

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Grace

Willis

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Eva J

Willis

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Peckham, Surrey, England

Martha

Thompson

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

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