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Household of William Willis (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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 1844 in Lumley, Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Willis, born in 1853 in Lumley, Durham, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1871 in Lumley, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1874 in Lumley, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1876 in Durham, England) and Ann (born 1879 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Margaret Donald, born in 1835 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England.


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William Willis's household

Male

William

Willis

Head
Female

Ann

Willis

Wife
Male

John

Willis

Son
Female

Isabella

Willis

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Willis

Daughter
Female

Ann

Willis

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Donald

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Lumley, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Willis

Head

Married

37

1844

Lumley, Durham, England

Ann

Willis

Wife

Married

28

1853

Lumley, Durham, England

John

Willis

Son

Single

10

1871

Lumley, Durham, England

Isabella

Willis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lumley, Durham, England

Margaret

Willis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

Ann

Willis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Durham, England

Margaret

Donald

Mother In Law

Married

46

1835

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

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