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Household of Samuel Wills (born 1845, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Wills and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Wills, born in 1845 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Jessie Wills, born in 1842 in Castle Cary, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1868 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), George (born 1870 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), William (born 1872 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England) and Florence (born 1878 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Visitor, James Langworthy, born in 1806 in Exeter, Devon, England.
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Samuel Wills's household
Samuel
Wills
Head
Jessie
Wills
Wife
Elizabeth
Wills
Daughter
George
Wills
Son
William
Wills
Son
Florence
Wills
Daughter
James
Langworthy
Visitor
| First name(s) | Samuel |
| Last name | Wills |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Bovey Tracey, Devon, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel | Wills | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Bovey Tracey, Devon, England | |
Jessie | Wills | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Castle Cary, Somerset, England | |
Elizabeth | Wills | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Newton Abbot, Devon, England | |
George | Wills | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Newton Abbot, Devon, England | |
William | Wills | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Newton Abbot, Devon, England | |
Florence | Wills | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Newton Abbot, Devon, England | |
James | Langworthy | Visitor | Widower | 75 | 1806 | Exeter, Devon, England |
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