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Household of Thomas Willey (born 1840, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Willey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Willey, born in 1840 in Truro, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Willey, born in 1850 in Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Stepdaughter, Mary A (born 1870 in Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas's Stepdaughter, Elizabeth A (born 1872 in Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1826 in Helston, Cornwall, England), Thomas's Lodger, George (born 1857 in Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Sydney (born 1858 in Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1860 in Taunton, Somerset, England).


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Thomas Willey's household

Male

Thomas

Willey

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Willey

Wife
Female

Mary A

Kemp

Stepdaughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Kemp

Stepdaughter
Female

Mary

Mitchell

Mother In Law
Male

George

Hopkins

Lodger
Male

Sydney

Davies

Lodger
Male

John

Blake

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Willey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Truro, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Willey

Head

Married

41

1840

Truro, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Willey

Wife

Married

31

1850

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary A

Kemp

Stepdaughter

Single

11

1870

Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth A

Kemp

Stepdaughter

Single

9

1872

Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Mitchell

Mother In Law

Widow

55

1826

Helston, Cornwall, England

George

Hopkins

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England

Sydney

Davies

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England

John

Blake

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Taunton, Somerset, England

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