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Household of Thomas Willis (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stratton, 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.

Thomas Willis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Willis, born in 1841 in Torrington, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Willis, born in 1835 in Launcells, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Francis E (born 1868 in Poughill, Cornwall, England), Anna M (born 1871 in Launcells, Cornwall, England) and Herbert H (born 1873 in Launcells, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father In Law, Nicholas (born 1807 in Launcells, Cornwall, England) and Thomas's Lodger Head, Richard (born 1796 in Launcells, Cornwall, England).


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Thomas Willis's household

Male

Thomas

Willis

Head
Female

Mary A

Willis

Wife
Male

Nicholas

Lane

Father In Law
Male

Francis E

Willis

Son
Female

Anna M

Willis

Daughter
Male

Herbert H

Willis

Son
Male

Richard

Lane

Lodger Head
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Torrington, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Willis

Head

Married

40

1841

Torrington, Devon, England

Mary A

Willis

Wife

Married

46

1835

Launcells, Cornwall, England

Nicholas

Lane

Father In Law

Widower

74

1807

Launcells, Cornwall, England

Francis E

Willis

Son

Single

13

1868

Poughill, Cornwall, England

Anna M

Willis

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Launcells, Cornwall, England

Herbert H

Willis

Son

Single

8

1873

Launcells, Cornwall, England

Richard

Lane

Lodger Head

Single

85

1796

Launcells, Cornwall, England

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