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Household of Rebecca Willett (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, Cheshire, 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.

Rebecca Willett and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Rebecca Willett, born in 1840 in Moore, Cheshire, consisted of 14 members. Rebecca was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; John (born 1867 in Acton, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Acton, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Acton, Cheshire, England), Richard (born 1870 in Acton, Cheshire, England) and James (born 1875 in Alpraham, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Rebecca's Visitor, Harriet (born 1862 in Acton, Cheshire, England), Rebecca's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Rebecca's Brother In-Law, Richard (born 1830 in Acton, Cheshire, England), Rebecca's Sister, Louisa (born 1829 in Wybunbury, Cheshire, England), Rebecca's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1865 in Wardle, Cheshire, England), Rebecca's Servant, Emila (born 1859 in Tarporley, Cheshire, England), Rebecca's Servant, David (born 1859 in Bunbury, Cheshire, England) and Rebecca's Servant, James (born 1865 in Bunbury, Cheshire, England).


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Rebecca Willett's household

Female

Rebecca

Willett

Head
Male

John

Willett

Son
Female

Mary

Willett

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Willett

Son
Male

Richard

Willett

Son
Male

James

Willett

Son
Female

Harriet

Simister

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Gladstone

Visitor
Male

Richard

Willett

Brother In-Law
Female

Louisa

Willett

Sister
Female

Mary Jane

Hunt

Servant
Female

Emila

Hunt

Servant
Male

David

Barnes

Servant
Male

James

Dutton

Servant
First name(s) Rebecca
Last name Willett
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Moore, Cheshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Rebecca

Willett

Head

Widow

41

1840

Moore, Cheshire, England

John

Willett

Son

Single

14

1867

Acton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Willett

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Acton, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Willett

Son

Single

12

1869

Acton, Cheshire, England

Richard

Willett

Son

Single

11

1870

Acton, Cheshire, England

James

Willett

Son

Single

6

1875

Alpraham, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Simister

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Acton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Gladstone

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Richard

Willett

Brother In-Law

Married

51

1830

Acton, Cheshire, England

Louisa

Willett

Sister

Married

52

1829

Wybunbury, Cheshire, England

Mary Jane

Hunt

Servant

Single

16

1865

Wardle, Cheshire, England

Emila

Hunt

Servant

Single

22

1859

Tarporley, Cheshire, England

David

Barnes

Servant

Single

22

1859

Bunbury, Cheshire, England

James

Dutton

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bunbury, Cheshire, England

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