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Household of Thomas Wills (born 1831, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, 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 Wills and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wills, born in 1831 in Bridford, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Wills, born in 1837 in Bridford, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Frederick (born 1872 in Bridford, Devon, England), Alice (born 1875 in Bridford, Devon, England), Arthur (born 1877 in Bridford, Devon, England) and Emma (born 1879 in Bridford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, John German, born in 1859 in Bridford, Devon, England.


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Thomas Wills's household

Male

Thomas

Wills

Head
Female

Emma

Wills

Wife
Male

Frederick

Wills

Son
Female

Alice

Wills

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Wills

Son
Female

Emma

Wills

Daughter
Male

John

German

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bridford, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wills

Head

Married

50

1831

Bridford, Devon, England

Emma

Wills

Wife

Married

44

1837

Bridford, Devon, England

Frederick

Wills

Son

Single

9

1872

Bridford, Devon, England

Alice

Wills

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bridford, Devon, England

Arthur

Wills

Son

Single

4

1877

Bridford, Devon, England

Emma

Wills

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bridford, Devon, England

John

German

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Bridford, Devon, England

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