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Household of Thomas W Willett (born 1827, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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.

Thomas W Willett and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas W Willett, born in 1827 in Lynn, Norfolk, consisted of 8 members. Thomas W was the head of the household, married to May Willett, born in 1863 in Brecknockshire, Wales. They had 3 children; May (born 1863 in Brecknockshire, Wales), Ethel V (born 1865 in Lynn, Norfolk, England) and Frances E (born 1866 in Brixham, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas W's Sister In Law, Fanny (born 1843 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England), Thomas W's Visitor, Katherine (born 1849 in Germany), Thomas W's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England) and Thomas W's Servant, Louisa J (born 1863 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England).


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Thomas W Willett's household

Male

Thomas W

Willett

Head
Female

May

Willett

Daughter
Female

Ethel V

Willett

Daughter
Female

Frances E

Willett

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Leach

Sister In Law
Female

Katherine

Movasch

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Darnford

Servant
Female

Louisa J

Darnford

Servant
First name(s) Thomas W
Last name Willett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Lynn, Norfolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas W

Willett

Head

Married

54

1827

Lynn, Norfolk, England

May

Willett

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Brecknockshire, Wales

Ethel V

Willett

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lynn, Norfolk, England

Frances E

Willett

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Brixham, Devon, England

Fanny

Leach

Sister In Law

Single

38

1843

Devizes, Wiltshire, England

Katherine

Movasch

Visitor

Single

32

1849

Germany

Elizabeth

Darnford

Servant

Single

20

1861

Devizes, Wiltshire, England

Louisa J

Darnford

Servant

Single

18

1863

Devizes, Wiltshire, England

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