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Household of Thomas Wills (born 1821, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wills, born in 1821 in Bridford, Devon, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Susan Wills, born in 1833 in North Bovey, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Fannie T (born 1860 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England), John H R (born 1863 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England), Susanna (born 1868 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England), Annie (born 1870 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England), Ada (born 1873 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England) and Lucy (born 1875 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's -, Thomas (born 1866 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England), Thomas's Nephew, William (born 1871 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England) and Thomas's Servant, John (born 1863 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England).


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Thomas Wills's household

Male

Thomas

Wills

Head
Female

Susan

Wills

Wife
Female

Fannie T

Wills

Daughter
Male

John H R

Wills

Son
Male

Thomas

Wills

-
Female

Susanna

Wills

Daughter
Female

Annie

Wills

Daughter
Female

Ada

Wills

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Wills

Daughter
Male

William

Steers

Nephew
Male

John

Sibley

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Bridford, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wills

Head

Married

60

1821

Bridford, Devon, England

Susan

Wills

Wife

Married

48

1833

North Bovey, Devon, England

Fannie T

Wills

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

John H R

Wills

Son

Single

18

1863

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

Thomas

Wills

-

Single

15

1866

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

Susanna

Wills

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

Annie

Wills

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

Ada

Wills

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

Lucy

Wills

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

William

Steers

Nephew

Single

10

1871

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

John

Sibley

Servant

Single

18

1863

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

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