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Household of Simon Wills (born 1844, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helston, Cornwall, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Simon Wills, born in 1844 in Helston, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Simon was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth P Wills, born in 1843 in Penzance, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Catherine P (born 1866 in Helston, Cornwall, England), Edward Jno (born 1868 in Helston, Cornwall, England) and Helena (born 1873 in Helston, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Simon's Grandfather, Henry (born 1802 in Sithney, Cornwall, England) and Simon's Sister In Law, Susan (born 1852 in Penzance, Cornwall, England).


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Simon Wills's household

Male

Simon

Wills

Head
Female

Elizabeth P

Wills

Wife
Female

Catherine P

Wills

Daughter
Male

Edward Jno

Wills

Son
Female

Helena

Wills

Daughter
Male

Henry

Pryor

Grandfather
Female

Susan

Donnithorne

Sister In Law
First name(s) Simon
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Helston, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Simon

Wills

Head

Married

37

1844

Helston, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth P

Wills

Wife

Married

38

1843

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Catherine P

Wills

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Helston, Cornwall, England

Edward Jno

Wills

Son

Single

13

1868

Helston, Cornwall, England

Helena

Wills

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Helston, Cornwall, England

Henry

Pryor

Grandfather

Widower

79

1802

Sithney, Cornwall, England

Susan

Donnithorne

Sister In Law

Single

29

1852

Penzance, Cornwall, England

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