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Household of Samuel Wills (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Wills, born in 1844 in , consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wills, born in 1847 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1874 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), Edith (born 1875 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), Gorenzo (born 1877 in Burton, Staffordshire, England) and John (born 1881 in Burton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Mother, Mary (born 1806 in -), Samuel's Visitor, John (born 1848 in Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, England) and Samuel's Visitor, Rebecca (born 1828 in Leicestershire, England).


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Samuel Wills's household

Male

Samuel

Wills

Head
Female

Sarah

Wills

Wife
Female

Mary

Wills

Daughter
Female

Edith

Wills

Daughter
Male

Gorenzo

Wills

Son
Male

John

Wills

Son
Female

Mary

Wills

Mother
Male

John

Vesty

Visitor
Female

Rebecca

Hazeldine

Visitor
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place -

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Wills

Head

Married

37

1844

-

Sarah

Wills

Wife

Married

34

1847

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wills

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Edith

Wills

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Gorenzo

Wills

Son

Single

4

1877

Burton, Staffordshire, England

John

Wills

Son

Single

0

1881

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Wills

Mother

Widow

75

1806

-

John

Vesty

Visitor

Married

33

1848

Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, England

Rebecca

Hazeldine

Visitor

Married

53

1828

Leicestershire, England

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