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Household of Thomas Willis (born 1818, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Willis, born in 1818 in Lumley, Durham, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Jane (born 1849 in Lumley, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1855 in Lumley, Durham, England), Mary (born 1859 in Lumley, Durham, England) and Joseph (born 1864 in Lumley, Durham, England). He had 3 grandchildren; Robert (born 1866 in Lumley, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Lumley, Durham, England) and James (born 1877 in Lumley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth A (born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1854 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomas's Lodger, William (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Peter (born 1822 in Durham, England).


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Thomas Willis's household

Male

Thomas

Willis

Head
Female

Jane

Willis

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Willis

Daughter
Female

Mary

Willis

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Willis

Son
Male

Robert

Willis

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Willis

Grand Son
Male

James

Willis

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Taylor

Servant
Male

John

Goodall

Lodger
Male

William

Smith

Lodger
Male

Peter

Mc Gee

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Lumley, Durham, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Willis

Head

Widower

63

1818

Lumley, Durham, England

Jane

Willis

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Lumley, Durham, England

Isabella

Willis

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Lumley, Durham, England

Mary

Willis

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Lumley, Durham, England

Joseph

Willis

Son

Single

17

1864

Lumley, Durham, England

Robert

Willis

Grand Son

Single

15

1866

Lumley, Durham, England

Thomas

Willis

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Lumley, Durham, England

James

Willis

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Lumley, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Taylor

Servant

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Goodall

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Smith

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

Peter

Mc Gee

Lodger

Single

59

1822

Durham, England

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