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Household of Peter Wills (born 1834, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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.
Peter Wills and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Wills, born in 1834 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Wills, born in 1834 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Walter (born 1853 in -), John W (born 1856 in -), Sarah J (born 1860 in -), Edwin (born 1864 in Newton, Cheshire, England), Ernest D (born 1874 in Newton, Cheshire, England) and Ada (born 1876 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Nurse, Miriam Cox, born in 1868 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England.
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Peter Wills's household
Peter
Wills
Head
Sarah A
Wills
Wife
Walter
Wills
Son
John W
Wills
Son
Sarah J
Wills
Daughter
Edwin
Wills
Son
Ernest D
Wills
Son
Ada
Wills
Daughter
Miriam
Cox
Nurse
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Wills |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Wills | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Sarah A | Wills | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England | |
Walter | Wills | Son | Single | 28 | 1853 | - | |
John W | Wills | Son | Single | 25 | 1856 | - | |
Sarah J | Wills | Daughter | Single | 21 | 1860 | - | |
Edwin | Wills | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Newton, Cheshire, England | |
Ernest D | Wills | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Newton, Cheshire, England | |
Ada | Wills | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Stockport, Cheshire, England | |
Miriam | Cox | Nurse | Single | 13 | 1868 | Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England |
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