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Household of William Willis (born 1851, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Willis, born in 1851 in Gloucestershire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lavinia T Willis, born in 1850 in Gloucestershire, England. They had 6 children; Stephen E (born 1872 in Gloucestershire, England), Beatrice H E (born 1874 in Gloucestershire, England), Sarah A A (born 1876 in Gloucestershire, England), Minnie L (born 1877 in Gloucestershire, England), William J (born 1879 in Gloucestershire, England) and Adora Bracey (born 1881 in Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Harriet Bracey, born in 1806 in Hambrook, Gloucestershire, England.


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William Willis's household

Male

William

Willis

Head
Female

Lavinia T

Willis

Wife
Male

Stephen E

Willis

Son
Female

Beatrice H E

Willis

Daughter
Female

Sarah A A

Willis

Daughter
Female

Minnie L

Willis

Daughter
Male

William J

Willis

Son
Female

Adora Bracey

Willis

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Bracey

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Gloucestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Willis

Head

Married

30

1851

Gloucestershire, England

Lavinia T

Willis

Wife

Married

31

1850

Gloucestershire, England

Stephen E

Willis

Son

Single

9

1872

Gloucestershire, England

Beatrice H E

Willis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gloucestershire, England

Sarah A A

Willis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gloucestershire, England

Minnie L

Willis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gloucestershire, England

William J

Willis

Son

Single

2

1879

Gloucestershire, England

Adora Bracey

Willis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gloucestershire, England

Harriet

Bracey

Mother In Law

Widow

75

1806

Hambrook, Gloucestershire, England

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