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Household of Thomas Willy (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Willy and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Willy, born in 1820 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Harriet Willy, born in 1823 in Swinton, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1847 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England), Frederick (born 1851 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England), Joshua (born 1860 in Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1865 in Swinton, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Mary Ann (born 1875 in Swinton, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1873 in Stainforth, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, James Cooper, born in 1857 in Stainforth, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Willy's household

Male

Thomas

Willy

Head
Female

Harriet

Willy

Wife
Male

William

Willy

Son
Male

Frederick

Willy

Son
Male

Joshua

Willy

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Willy

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Smith

Grand Daughter
Female

Eliza

Willy

Grand Daughter
Male

James

Cooper

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Willy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Willy

Head

Married

61

1820

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Willy

Wife

Married

58

1823

Swinton, Yorkshire, England

William

Willy

Son

Single

34

1847

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Willy

Son

Single

30

1851

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

Joshua

Willy

Son

Single

21

1860

Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Willy

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Swinton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Swinton, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Willy

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stainforth, Yorkshire, England

James

Cooper

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Stainforth, Yorkshire, England

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