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Household of Samuel Wills (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Wills, born in 1837 in Dodbrooke, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Wills, born in 1840 in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1870 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Fanny G (born 1875 in Derby, Derbyshire, England) and Maria (born 1878 in Nottinghamshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Sister Law, Fanny Nowell, born in 1830 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.


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Samuel Wills's household

Male

Samuel

Wills

Head
Female

Rebecca

Wills

Wife
Female

Mary A

Wills

Daughter
Female

Fanny G

Wills

Daughter
Female

Maria

Wills

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Nowell

Sister Law
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Dodbrooke, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Wills

Head

Married

44

1837

Dodbrooke, Devon, England

Rebecca

Wills

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Mary A

Wills

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Fanny G

Wills

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Derby, Derbyshire, England

Maria

Wills

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Nottinghamshire, England

Fanny

Nowell

Sister Law

Single

51

1830

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

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