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Household of Thomas Willis (born 1839, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Willis and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Willis, born in 1839 in Wickham, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Jane Willis, born in 1849 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Roger Hurst (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas Pomfret (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John Warren (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Catharine Ellen (born 1862 in Derbyshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Emma (born 1865 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).
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Thomas Willis's household
Thomas
Willis
Head
Eliza Jane
Willis
Wife
Roger Hurst
Willis
Son
Thomas Pomfret
Willis
Son
John Warren
Willis
Son
Catharine Ellen
Grimes
Servant
Emma
Prase
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Willis |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Wickham, Durham, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Willis | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Wickham, Durham, England | |
Eliza Jane | Willis | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Pontefract, Yorkshire, England | |
Roger Hurst | Willis | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas Pomfret | Willis | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
John Warren | Willis | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Catharine Ellen | Grimes | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Derbyshire, England | |
Emma | Prase | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Pontefract, Yorkshire, England |
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