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Household of Robert Willett (born 1835, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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.

Robert Willett and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Willett, born in 1835 in Shenley, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jemima Willett, born in 1830 in Brockhurst, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah J (born 1864 in Brockhurst, Hampshire, England), Charles H (born 1867 in Worthing, Sussex, England), William (born 1869 in Worthing, Sussex, England) and Robert (born 1870 in Worthing, Sussex, England). They had 1 grandchild; Mary A, born 1874 in Worthing, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, James Carter, born in 1859 in Plaistow, Essex, England.


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Robert Willett's household

Male

Robert

Willett

Head
Female

Jemima

Willett

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Willett

Daughter
Male

Charles H

Willett

Son
Male

William

Willett

Son
Male

Robert

Willett

Son
Female

Mary A

Greenfield

Grand Daughter
Male

James

Carter

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Willett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Shenley, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Willett

Head

Married

46

1835

Shenley, Buckinghamshire, England

Jemima

Willett

Wife

Married

51

1830

Brockhurst, Hampshire, England

Sarah J

Willett

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Brockhurst, Hampshire, England

Charles H

Willett

Son

Single

14

1867

Worthing, Sussex, England

William

Willett

Son

Single

12

1869

Worthing, Sussex, England

Robert

Willett

Son

Single

11

1870

Worthing, Sussex, England

Mary A

Greenfield

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Worthing, Sussex, England

James

Carter

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Plaistow, Essex, England

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