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Household of Thomas Wills (born 1834, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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 1834 in Newlyn, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah H Wills, born in 1834 in Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1863 in Australia), Martha L (born 1868 in Australia), Annie (born 1870 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England), Lauretta (born 1872 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England) and Lily (born 1875 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England).


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Thomas Wills's household

Male

Thomas

Wills

Head
Female

Sarah H

Wills

Wife
Male

James

Wills

Son
Female

Martha L

Wills

Daughter
Female

Annie

Wills

Daughter
Female

Lauretta

Wills

Daughter
Female

Lily

Wills

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wills

Head

Married

47

1834

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Sarah H

Wills

Wife

Married

47

1834

Cornwall, England

James

Wills

Son

Single

18

1863

Australia

Martha L

Wills

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Australia

Annie

Wills

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Lauretta

Wills

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Lily

Wills

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

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