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Household of Louisa Wills (born 1835, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 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.

Louisa Wills and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Louisa Wills, born in 1835 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, consisted of 9 members. Louisa was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; William (born 1861 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England), Edward (born 1864 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England), Henry (born 1867 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England), James (born 1869 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England) and Thomas (born 1876 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Louisa's Nephew, Charles (born 1862 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England), Louisa's Widow, Maria (born 1825 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England) and Louisa's Lodgerhead, James (born 1842 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Louisa Wills's household

Female

Louisa

Wills

Head
Male

William

Lea

Son
Male

Edward

Wills

Son
Male

Henry

Wills

Son
Male

James

Wills

Son
Male

Thomas

Wills

Son
Male

Charles

Hill

Nephew
Female

Maria

Barton

Widow
Male

James

Lustrum

Lodgerhead
First name(s) Louisa
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Louisa

Wills

Head

Widow

46

1835

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

William

Lea

Son

Single

20

1861

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Edward

Wills

Son

Single

17

1864

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Henry

Wills

Son

Single

14

1867

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

James

Wills

Son

Single

12

1869

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Thomas

Wills

Son

Single

5

1876

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Charles

Hill

Nephew

Single

19

1862

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Maria

Barton

Widow

Single

56

1825

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

James

Lustrum

Lodgerhead

Single

39

1842

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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