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Household of William Fillis (born 1831, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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.

William Fillis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fillis, born in 1831 in Newhaven, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Esther Fillis, born in 1829 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; Edgar (born 1867 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Lucy (born 1860 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Ada (born 1864 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Kate (born 1867 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Edith (born 1873 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Ann Watts, born in 1800 in Hailsham, Sussex, England.


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William Fillis's household

Male

William

Fillis

Head
Female

Esther

Fillis

Wife
Male

Edgar

Fillis

Son
Female

Lucy

Fillis

Daughter
Female

Ada

Fillis

Daughter
Female

Kate

Fillis

Daughter
Female

Edith

Fillis

Daughter
Female

Ann

Watts

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Fillis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Newhaven, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fillis

Head

Married

50

1831

Newhaven, Sussex, England

Esther

Fillis

Wife

Married

52

1829

Brighton, Sussex, England

Edgar

Fillis

Son

Single

14

1867

Brighton, Sussex, England

Lucy

Fillis

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ada

Fillis

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Brighton, Sussex, England

Kate

Fillis

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Brighton, Sussex, England

Edith

Fillis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ann

Watts

Mother In Law

Widow

81

1800

Hailsham, Sussex, England

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