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Household of Joseph Wills (born 1851, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wills, born in 1851 in Combeinteignhead, Devon, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Wills, born in 1857 in Tawstock, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Anna M (born 1878 in Combeinteignhead, Devon, England) and William J (born 1880 in Combeinteignhead, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, John Wills, born in 1814 in Combeinteignhead, Devon, England.


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Joseph Wills's household

Male

Joseph

Wills

Head
Female

Mary

Wills

Wife
Female

Anna M

Wills

Daughter
Male

William J

Wills

Son
Male

John

Wills

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Combeinteignhead, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wills

Head

Married

30

1851

Combeinteignhead, Devon, England

Mary

Wills

Wife

Married

24

1857

Tawstock, Devon, England

Anna M

Wills

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Combeinteignhead, Devon, England

William J

Wills

Son

Single

1

1880

Combeinteignhead, Devon, England

John

Wills

Boarder

Widower

67

1814

Combeinteignhead, Devon, England

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