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Household of Joseph Wills (born 1842, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales
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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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wills, born in 1842 in West Coker, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to May Wills, born in 1839 in Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1862 in Somerset, England), Matilda (born 1864 in Somerset, England), Anne (born 1872 in Somerset, England) and James (born 1880 in Llantwit, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Brother, James Wills, born in 1840 in Somerset, England.
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Joseph Wills's household
Joseph
Wills
Head
May
Wills
Wife
Mary Ann
Wills
Daughter
Matilda
Wills
Daughter
Anne
Wills
Daughter
James
Wills
Son
James
Wills
Brother
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Wills |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | West Coker, Somerset, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Wills | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | West Coker, Somerset, England | |
May | Wills | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Somerset, England | |
Mary Ann | Wills | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Somerset, England | |
Matilda | Wills | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Somerset, England | |
Anne | Wills | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Somerset, England | |
James | Wills | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Llantwit, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
James | Wills | Brother | Single | 41 | 1840 | Somerset, England |
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