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Household of Samuel Wills (born 1841, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Wills, born in 1841 in Dunsford, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary G Wills, born in 1844 in Ashburton, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Sarah J C (born 1867 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Mary E M (born 1868 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Amy E (born 1870 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Kate L (born 1871 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Helen M (born 1873 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Alice C (born 1875 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England) and Amelia L (born 1876 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Servant, Elizabeth S D Ellery, born in 1852 in Teignmouth, Devon, England.


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Samuel Wills's household

Male

Samuel

Wills

Head
Female

Mary G

Wills

Wife
Female

Sarah J C

Wills

Daughter
Female

Mary E M

Wills

Daughter
Female

Amy E

Wills

Daughter
Female

Kate L

Wills

Daughter
Female

Helen M

Wills

Daughter
Female

Alice C

Wills

Daughter
Female

Amelia L

Wills

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth S D

Ellery

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dunsford, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Wills

Head

Married

40

1841

Dunsford, Devon, England

Mary G

Wills

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ashburton, Devon, England

Sarah J C

Wills

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Mary E M

Wills

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Amy E

Wills

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Kate L

Wills

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Helen M

Wills

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Alice C

Wills

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Amelia L

Wills

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Elizabeth S D

Ellery

Servant

-

29

1852

Teignmouth, Devon, England

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