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Household of Joseph Wills (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, Devon, 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 Wills and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wills, born in 1840 in Bridford, Devon, consisted of 3 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wills, born in 1848 in Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Annie Lake, born in 1849 in Truro, Cornwall, England.


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Joseph Wills's household

Male

Joseph

Wills

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wills

Wife
Female

Annie

Lake

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bridford, Devon, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wills

Head

Married

41

1840

Bridford, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Wills

Wife

Married

33

1848

Devon, England

Annie

Lake

Boarder

Married

32

1849

Truro, Cornwall, England

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