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Household of William J L Williams (born 1851, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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.

William J L Williams and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J L Williams, born in 1851 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 16 members. William J L was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Williams, born in 1850 in Sparkwell, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Laura (born 1875 in Dartmouth, Devon, England), Florrie (born 1868 in Shropshire, England), Col (born 1869 in Shropshire, England), Ada (born 1871 in Shropshire, England) and Walter (born 1877 in Shropshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J L's -, Edith E (born 1877 in Dartmouth, Devon, England), William J L's -, Alice M (born 1880 in Dartmouth, Devon, England), William J L's -, Elizabeth (born 1879 in Dartmouth, Devon, England), William J L's Boarder, Martha (born 1842 in Shropshire, England), William J L's -, Harry (born 1870 in Shropshire, England), William J L's Son Daughter, Amy (born 1879 in Shropshire, England), William J L's Lodger, ? (born 1858 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William J L's Lodger, Joseph (born 1855 in Hayle, Cornwall, England) and William J L's Lodger, ? (born 1858 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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William J L Williams's household

Male

William J L

Williams

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Williams

Wife
Female

Laura

Williams

Daughter
Female

Edith E

Williams

-
Female

Alice M

Williams

-
Female

Elizabeth

Williams

-
Female

Martha

Corser

Boarder
Female

Florrie

Corser

Daughter
Male

Col

Corser

Son
Male

Harry

Corser

-
Female

Ada

Corser

Daughter
Male

Walter

Corser

Son
Female

Amy

Corser

Son Daughter
Male

?

Whinham

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Ward

Lodger
Male

?

Miller

Lodger
First name(s) William J L
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J L

Williams

Head

Married

30

1851

Plymouth, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Williams

Wife

Married

31

1850

Sparkwell, Devon, England

Laura

Williams

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Edith E

Williams

-

Single

4

1877

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Alice M

Williams

-

Single

1

1880

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Williams

-

Single

2

1879

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Martha

Corser

Boarder

Married

39

1842

Shropshire, England

Florrie

Corser

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Shropshire, England

Col

Corser

Son

Single

12

1869

Shropshire, England

Harry

Corser

-

Single

11

1870

Shropshire, England

Ada

Corser

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Shropshire, England

Walter

Corser

Son

Single

4

1877

Shropshire, England

Amy

Corser

Son Daughter

Single

2

1879

Shropshire, England

?

Whinham

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Sunderland, Durham, England

Joseph

Ward

Lodger

-

26

1855

Hayle, Cornwall, England

?

Miller

Lodger

Single

23

1858

City of London, Middlesex, England

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