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Household of Mark Willis (born 1842, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Mark Willis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mark Willis, born in 1842 in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, consisted of 8 members. Mark was the head of the household, married to Hannah Willis, born in 1840 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Jessie (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mark's Nephew, Alfred (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mark's Nephew, John (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Mark's Servant, Caroline (born 1860 in India).


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Mark Willis's household

Male

Mark

Willis

Head
Female

Hannah

Willis

Wife
Female

Mary

Willis

Daughter
Male

William

Willis

Son
Female

Jessie

Willis

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Willis

Nephew
Male

John

Willis

Nephew
Female

Caroline

Cowley

Servant
First name(s) Mark
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mark

Willis

Head

Married

39

1842

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England

Hannah

Willis

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Willis

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Willis

Son

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jessie

Willis

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Willis

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Willis

Nephew

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Cowley

Servant

Single

21

1860

India

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