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Household of Thomas Wills (born 1811, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wills, born in 1811 in Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Wills, born in 1814 in Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; Janie (born 1859 in Cornwall, England) and Ellen (born 1841 in Cornwall, England). They had 1 grandchild; Ellen, born 1865 in Cornwall, England.


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Thomas Wills's household

Male

Thomas

Wills

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Wills

Wife
Female

Janie

Wills

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Mathews

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Mathews

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wills

Head

Married

70

1811

Cornwall, England

Mary Ann

Wills

Wife

Married

67

1814

Cornwall, England

Janie

Wills

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Cornwall, England

Ellen

Mathews

Daughter

Widow

40

1841

Cornwall, England

Ellen

Mathews

Grand Daughter

Single

16

1865

Cornwall, England

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