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Household of Simon Wills (born 1839, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorchester, Dorset, 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.

Simon Wills and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Simon Wills, born in 1839 in Maiden Newton, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. Simon was the head of the household, married to Jane Wills, born in 1834 in Cattistock, Dorset, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1864 in Cattistock, Dorset, England), James (born 1867 in Bradford Peverell, Dorset, England), Job (born 1869 in Cattistock, Dorset, England) and Eliza Kate (born 1871 in Godmanstone, Dorset, England).


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Simon Wills's household

Male

Simon

Wills

Head
Female

Jane

Wills

Wife
Male

John

Wills

Son
Male

James

Wills

Son
Male

Job

Wills

Son
Female

Eliza Kate

Wills

Daughter
First name(s) Simon
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Maiden Newton, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Simon

Wills

Head

Married

42

1839

Maiden Newton, Dorset, England

Jane

Wills

Wife

Married

47

1834

Cattistock, Dorset, England

John

Wills

Son

Single

17

1864

Cattistock, Dorset, England

James

Wills

Son

Single

14

1867

Bradford Peverell, Dorset, England

Job

Wills

Son

Single

12

1869

Cattistock, Dorset, England

Eliza Kate

Wills

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Godmanstone, Dorset, England

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