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Household of Thomas Willett (born 1851, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 Willett and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Willett, born in 1851 in Burbage, Leicestershire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Willett, born in 1852 in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1875 in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Bradford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger Head, George Towers, born in 1861 in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England.


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Thomas Willett's household

Male

Thomas

Willett

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Willett

Wife
Male

William

Willett

Son
Male

Thomas

Willett

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Willett

Daughter
Female

Alice

Willett

Daughter
Male

George

Towers

Lodger Head
Female

Annie

Towers

Wife
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Willett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Burbage, Leicestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Willett

Head

Married

30

1851

Burbage, Leicestershire, England

Elizabeth

Willett

Wife

Married

29

1852

Hinckley, Leicestershire, England

William

Willett

Son

Single

6

1875

Hinckley, Leicestershire, England

Thomas

Willett

Son

Single

5

1876

Hinckley, Leicestershire, England

Elizabeth

Willett

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hinckley, Leicestershire, England

Alice

Willett

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bradford, Lancashire, England

George

Towers

Lodger Head

Married

20

1861

Hinckley, Leicestershire, England

Annie

Towers

Wife

Married

19

1862

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

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