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Household of Thomas Willis (born 1843, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Willis, born in 1843 in Lanchester, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Annie Willis, born in 1847 in Whickham, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Joseph E (born 1870 in Lanchester, Durham, England), George (born 1873 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Margaret E (born 1877 in Lanchester, Durham, England) and Mary A (born 1879 in Brancepeth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Mary E (born 1862 in Durham, England) and Thomas's Servant, William (born 1864 in Durham, England).


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Thomas Willis's household

Male

Thomas

Willis

Head
Female

Annie

Willis

Wife
Male

Joseph E

Willis

Son
Male

George

Willis

Son
Female

Margaret E

Willis

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Willis

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Oliver

Servant
Male

William

Thompson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Lanchester, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Willis

Head

Married

38

1843

Lanchester, Durham, England

Annie

Willis

Wife

Married

34

1847

Whickham, Durham, England

Joseph E

Willis

Son

Single

11

1870

Lanchester, Durham, England

George

Willis

Son

Single

8

1873

Lanchester, Durham, England

Margaret E

Willis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lanchester, Durham, England

Mary A

Willis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Brancepeth, Durham, England

Mary E

Oliver

Servant

Single

19

1862

Durham, England

William

Thompson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Durham, England

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