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Household of Robert Wills (born 1838, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wills, born in 1838 in Orton, Westmorland, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wills, born in 1834 in Westmorland, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth H (born 1865 in Durham, Durham, England), James W (born 1868 in Durham, England), Margaret A (born 1871 in Whitwell, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Durham, Durham, England) and Sarah C (born 1880 in Durham, Durham, England).


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Robert Wills's household

Male

Robert

Wills

Head
Female

Sarah

Wills

Wife
Female

Elizabeth H

Wills

Daughter
Male

James W

Wills

Son
Female

Margaret A

Wills

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Wills

Son
Female

Sarah C

Wills

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Orton, Westmorland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wills

Head

Married

43

1838

Orton, Westmorland, England

Sarah

Wills

Wife

Married

47

1834

Westmorland, England

Elizabeth H

Wills

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Durham, Durham, England

James W

Wills

Son

Single

13

1868

Durham, England

Margaret A

Wills

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Whitwell, Durham, England

Joseph

Wills

Son

Single

6

1875

Durham, Durham, England

Sarah C

Wills

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Durham, Durham, England

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