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Household of William Wills (born 1828, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wareham, Dorset, 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 Wills and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wills, born in 1828 in Corfe Castle, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wells, born in 1835 in Studland, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Martha (born 1864 in Corfe Castle, Dorset, England), Albert G (born 1867 in Corfe Castle, Dorset, England) and Fanny E (born 1869 in Corfe Castle, Dorset, England). They had 1 grandchild; Henry, born 1879 in Corfe Castle, Dorset, England.


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William Wills's household

Male

William

Wills

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wells

Wife
Female

Martha

Wells

Daughter
Male

Albert G

Wills

Son
Female

Fanny E

Wells

Daughter
Male

Henry

Wells

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wills

Head

Married

53

1828

Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Wells

Wife

Married

46

1835

Studland, Dorset, England

Martha

Wells

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

Albert G

Wills

Son

Single

14

1867

Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

Fanny E

Wells

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

Henry

Wells

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

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