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Household of Robert Wills (born 1849)

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 Wills and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wills, born in 1849 in , consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Parry, born in 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Florence (born 1880 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Visitor, Hugh (born 1859 in Scotland), Robert's Visitor, Charles (born 1861 in Scotland), Robert's Boarder, John (born 1837 in Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, Gilbert (born 1854 in Scotland).


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Robert Wills's household

Male

Robert

Wills

Head
Female

Margaret

Parry

Wife
Female

Jessie

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Florence

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Hugh

McDonald

Visitor
Male

Charles

Cameron

Visitor
Male

John

Weir

Boarder
Male

Gilbert

Cameron

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wills

Head

Married

32

1849

Scotland

Margaret

Parry

Wife

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Gordon

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Florence

Gordon

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Woolwich, Kent, England

Hugh

McDonald

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Scotland

Charles

Cameron

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Scotland

John

Weir

Boarder

Married

44

1837

Scotland

Gilbert

Cameron

Boarder

Married

27

1854

Scotland

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