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Household of Samuel Willey (born 1831, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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.

Samuel Willey and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Willey, born in 1831 in Helston, Cornwall, consisted of 11 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary A Willey, born in 1831 in Penzance, Cornwall, England. They had 7 children; Mary J (born 1860 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Annie (born 1862 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Emily (born 1864 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Peter (born 1865 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Eliza (born 1868 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Frances M (born 1870 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and Elizabeth (born 1857 in Penzance, Cornwall, England). They had 2 grandchildren; William (born 1880 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and John E (born 1881 in Devon, England).


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Samuel Willey's household

Male

Samuel

Willey

Head
Female

Mary A

Willey

Wife
Female

Mary J

Willey

Daughter
Female

Annie

Willey

Daughter
Female

Emily

Willey

Daughter
Male

Peter

Willey

Son
Female

Eliza

Willey

Daughter
Female

Frances M

Willey

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cowe

Daughter
Male

William

Cowe

Grand Son
Male

John E

Cowe

Grand Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Willey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Helston, Cornwall, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Willey

Head

Married

50

1831

Helston, Cornwall, England

Mary A

Willey

Wife

Married

50

1831

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Mary J

Willey

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Annie

Willey

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Emily

Willey

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Peter

Willey

Son

Single

16

1865

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Eliza

Willey

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Frances M

Willey

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Cowe

Daughter

Widow

24

1857

Penzance, Cornwall, England

William

Cowe

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Penzance, Cornwall, England

John E

Cowe

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Devon, England

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