Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Joseph Wills (born 1817, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 3 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wills, born in 1817 in Ilsington, Devon, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1847 in Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1826 in Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Ilsington, Devon, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Joseph Wills's household

Male

Joseph

Wills

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wills

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Earl

Visitor
Female

Mary

Baker

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Ilsington, Devon, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wills

Head

Widower

64

1817

Ilsington, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Wills

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Devon, England

Elizabeth

Earl

Visitor

Single

55

1826

Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, England

Mary

Baker

Servant

Single

25

1856

Ilsington, Devon, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Joseph Wills in Newton Abbot in 1881, and follow the Wills family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Joseph Wills

We’ve found Joseph Wills in 71 family trees. Find out more about Joseph Wills' household and view the Wills family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census