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Household of Robert Willis (born 1837, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Willis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Willis, born in 1837 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Emma Willis, born in 1835 in St Giles, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Robert B (born 1865 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England), Jesseyman (born 1869 in Walthamstow, Essex, England) and Harry (born 1875 in Walthamstow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Visitor, Mary (born 1822 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Robert's Visitor, Caroline (born 1871 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England) and Robert's Servant, Constance (born 1866 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England).


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Robert Willis's household

Male

Robert

Willis

Head
Female

Emma

Willis

Wife
Male

Robert B

Willis

Son
Female

Jesseyman

Willis

Daughter
Male

Harry

Willis

Son
Female

Mary

Sylvester

Visitor
Female

Caroline

Hanley

Visitor
Female

Constance

Hood

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Willis

Head

Married

44

1837

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Emma

Willis

Wife

Married

46

1835

St Giles, Middlesex, England

Robert B

Willis

Son

Single

16

1865

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Jesseyman

Willis

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Harry

Willis

Son

Single

6

1875

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Mary

Sylvester

Visitor

Widow

59

1822

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Hanley

Visitor

Single

10

1871

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Constance

Hood

Servant

Single

15

1866

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

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