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Household of William Willis (born 1823, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Christchurch, Hampshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Willis, born in 1823 in Poole, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Willis, born in 1826 in Godstone, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Annie S (born 1859 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Augusta L (born 1862 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Charlotte E (born 1863 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Leonard D (born 1871 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's -, Deborah Riggs, born in 1865 in Selborne, Dorset, England.


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William Willis's household

Male

William

Willis

Head
Female

Ann

Willis

Wife
Female

Annie S

Willis

Daughter
Male

Augusta L

Willis

Son
Female

Charlotte E

Willis

Daughter
Male

Leonard D

Willis

Son
Female

Deborah

Riggs

-
First name(s) William
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Poole, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Willis

Head

Married

58

1823

Poole, Dorset, England

Ann

Willis

Wife

Married

55

1826

Godstone, Surrey, England

Annie S

Willis

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Augusta L

Willis

Son

Single

19

1862

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Charlotte E

Willis

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Leonard D

Willis

Son

Single

10

1871

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Deborah

Riggs

-

Single

16

1865

Selborne, Dorset, England

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