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Household of Joseph Willis (born 1850, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Willis, born in 1850 in Felling, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Willis, born in 1854 in Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1875 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), William (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Jane (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Joseph Willis's household

Male

Joseph

Willis

Head
Female

Jane

Willis

Wife
Male

David

Willis

Son
Male

William

Willis

Son
Female

Jane

Willis

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Felling, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Willis

Head

Married

31

1850

Felling, Durham, England

Jane

Willis

Wife

Married

27

1854

Scotland

David

Willis

Son

Single

6

1875

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Willis

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane

Willis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

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