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Household of Joseph Willis (born 1848, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, Durham, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Willis, born in 1848 in Dalton Le Dale, Durham, consisted of 13 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Martha Willis, born in 1849 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1869 in Easington, Durham, England), Francis (born 1872 in Easington, Durham, England), Mary J (born 1875 in Easington, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Dalton Le Dale, Durham, England) and George A (born 1852 in Dalton Le Dale, Durham, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Joseph (born 1874 in Dalton Le Dale, Durham, England), Mary H (born 1876 in Dalton Le Dale, Durham, England) and John W W (born 1878 in Dalton Le Dale, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Sons Wife, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Durham, England) and Joseph's Servant, Dorothy (born 1861 in Cumberland, England).


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Joseph Willis's household

Male

Joseph

Willis

Head
Female

Martha

Willis

Wife
Male

Robert

Willis

Son
Male

Francis

Willis

Son
Female

Mary J

Willis

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Willis

Son
Male

Joseph

Willis

Head
Male

George A

Willis

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Willis

Sons Wife
Male

Joseph

Willis

Grand Son
Female

Mary H

Willis

Grand Daughter
Male

John W W

Willis

Grand Son
Female

Dorothy

Trimble

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Dalton Le Dale, Durham, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Willis

Head

Married

33

1848

Dalton Le Dale, Durham, England

Martha

Willis

Wife

Married

32

1849

Yorkshire, England

Robert

Willis

Son

Single

12

1869

Easington, Durham, England

Francis

Willis

Son

Single

9

1872

Easington, Durham, England

Mary J

Willis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Easington, Durham, England

Joseph

Willis

Son

Single

3

1878

Dalton Le Dale, Durham, England

Joseph

Willis

Head

Widower

76

1805

Lanchester, Durham, England

George A

Willis

Son

Married

29

1852

Dalton Le Dale, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Willis

Sons Wife

Married

29

1852

Durham, England

Joseph

Willis

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Dalton Le Dale, Durham, England

Mary H

Willis

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dalton Le Dale, Durham, England

John W W

Willis

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Dalton Le Dale, Durham, England

Dorothy

Trimble

Servant

Single

20

1861

Cumberland, England

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