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Household of Thomas Willis (born 1822, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Willis, born in 1822 in Jarrow, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Willis, born in 1827 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 1 child; Thomas, born 1853 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, George (born 1856 in Bradbury, Durham, England), Thomas's Boarder, Margaret E (born 1862 in Cassop, Durham, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Mary A (born 1881 in Tudhoe, Durham, England).


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Thomas Willis's household

Male

Thomas

Willis

Head
Female

Sarah

Willis

Wife
Male

Thomas

Willis

Son
Male

George

Davinson

Boarder
Female

Margaret E

Davinson

Boarder
Female

Mary A

Davinson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Jarrow, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Willis

Head

Married

59

1822

Jarrow, Durham, England

Sarah

Willis

Wife

Married

54

1827

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Willis

Son

Single

28

1853

Sunderland, Durham, England

George

Davinson

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Bradbury, Durham, England

Margaret E

Davinson

Boarder

Married

19

1862

Cassop, Durham, England

Mary A

Davinson

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Tudhoe, Durham, England

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