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Household of William Willis (born 1840, Hampshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, Kent, 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 Willis and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Willis, born in 1840 in Old Basing, Hampshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary J Willis, born in 1845 in Beckenham, Kent, England. They had 5 children; William A (born 1869 in Beckenham, Kent, England), Tom (born 1871 in Beckenham, Kent, England), Charlotte (born 1876 in Beckenham, Kent, England), Helen M (born 1879 in Beckenham, Kent, England) and John (born 1881 in Beckenham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father, John (born 1808 in Chelsfield, Kent, England), William's Niece, Emily M A (born 1866 in Chelsfield, Kent, England) and William's Lodger, Edward (born 1855 in Canterbury, Kent, England).
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William Willis's household
William
Willis
Head
Mary J
Willis
Wife
William A
Willis
Son
Tom
Willis
Son
Charlotte
Willis
Daughter
Helen M
Willis
Daughter
John
Willis
Son
John
Brown
Father
Emily M A
Brown
Niece
Edward
Leon
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Willis |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Old Basing, Hampshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Willis | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Old Basing, Hampshire, England | |
Mary J | Willis | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Beckenham, Kent, England | |
William A | Willis | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Beckenham, Kent, England | |
Tom | Willis | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Beckenham, Kent, England | |
Charlotte | Willis | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Beckenham, Kent, England | |
Helen M | Willis | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Beckenham, Kent, England | |
John | Willis | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Beckenham, Kent, England | |
John | Brown | Father | Widower | 73 | 1808 | Chelsfield, Kent, England | |
Emily M A | Brown | Niece | Single | 15 | 1866 | Chelsfield, Kent, England | |
Edward | Leon | Lodger | Single | 26 | 1855 | Canterbury, Kent, England |
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