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Household of Thomas Willis (born 1845, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Willis, born in 1845 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Willis, born in 1847 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Mary Alice (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Kate (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Thomas Willis's household

Male

Thomas

Willis

Head
Female

Janet

Willis

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Willis

Daughter
Female

Mary Alice

Willis

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Willis

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Willis

Son
Female

Kate

Willis

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Willis

Head

Married

36

1845

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Janet

Willis

Wife

Married

34

1847

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Willis

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary Alice

Willis

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah

Willis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Willis

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Kate

Willis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

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