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Household of Matthew Wills (born 1820, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, Somerset, 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.

Matthew Wills and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Wills, born in 1820 in Yeovil, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Ann Wills, born in 1825 in Yeovil, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Eliza J (born 1856 in Yeovil, Somerset, England) and Frank (born 1864 in Yeovil, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Boarder, William J Hardwell, born in 1859 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.


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Matthew Wills's household

Male

Matthew

Wills

Head
Female

Ann

Wills

Wife
Female

Eliza J

Wills

Daughter
Male

Frank

Wills

Son
Male

William J

Hardwell

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Yeovil, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Wills

Head

Married

61

1820

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Ann

Wills

Wife

Married

56

1825

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Eliza J

Wills

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Frank

Wills

Son

Single

17

1864

Yeovil, Somerset, England

William J

Hardwell

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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