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Household of Joseph Wills (born 1848, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wills, born in 1848 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wills, born in 1849 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Joseph (born 1869 in Exeter, Devon, England), Ellen Agnes (born 1871 in Exeter, Devon, England), Florence Kate (born 1874 in Bideford, Devon, England), Caroline (born 1877 in Bideford, Devon, England), Laura (born 1879 in Bideford, Devon, England) and Amelia (born 1881 in Bideford, Devon, England).


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Joseph Wills's household

Male

Joseph

Wills

Head
Female

Ellen

Wills

Wife
Male

Joseph

Wills

Son
Female

Ellen Agnes

Wills

Daughter
Female

Florence Kate

Wills

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Wills

Daughter
Female

Laura

Wills

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Wills

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wills

Head

Married

33

1848

Exeter, Devon, England

Ellen

Wills

Wife

Married

32

1849

Exeter, Devon, England

Joseph

Wills

Son

Single

12

1869

Exeter, Devon, England

Ellen Agnes

Wills

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Exeter, Devon, England

Florence Kate

Wills

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bideford, Devon, England

Caroline

Wills

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bideford, Devon, England

Laura

Wills

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bideford, Devon, England

Amelia

Wills

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bideford, Devon, England

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