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Household of Thomas Willis (born 1843, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 1843 in Morpeth, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane B Willis, born in 1838 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Charles B (born 1869 in Gateshead, Durham, England), James A (born 1871 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Thomas R (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Margaret B (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Margaret Belford, born in 1811 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England.


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Thomas Willis's household

Male

Thomas

Willis

Head
Female

Jane B

Willis

Wife
Male

Charles B

Willis

Son
Male

James A

Willis

Son
Male

Thomas R

Willis

Son
Female

Margaret B

Willis

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Belford

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Morpeth, 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

38

1843

Morpeth, Northumberland, England

Jane B

Willis

Wife

Married

43

1838

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Charles B

Willis

Son

Single

12

1869

Gateshead, Durham, England

James A

Willis

Son

Single

10

1871

Gateshead, Durham, England

Thomas R

Willis

Son

Single

6

1875

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret B

Willis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret

Belford

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

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