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Household of William Wills (born 1848, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falmouth, Cornwall, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wills, born in 1848 in Constantine, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wills, born in 1852 in Wendron, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; William J (born 1875 in Constantine, Cornwall, England), Alfred (born 1876 in Constantine, Cornwall, England) and Anna R (born 1880 in Constantine, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Madron, Cornwall, England), William's Servant, John (born 1858 in Penryn, Cornwall, England) and William's Servant, Harry (born 1864 in St Gluvias, Cornwall, England).


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William Wills's household

Male

William

Wills

Head
Female

Margaret

Wills

Wife
Male

William J

Wills

Son
Male

Alfred

Wills

Son
Female

Anna R

Wills

Daughter
Female

Mary

Winn

Servant
Male

John

Goodman

Servant
Male

Harry

Thomas

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Constantine, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wills

Head

Married

33

1848

Constantine, Cornwall, England

Margaret

Wills

Wife

Married

29

1852

Wendron, Cornwall, England

William J

Wills

Son

Single

6

1875

Constantine, Cornwall, England

Alfred

Wills

Son

Single

5

1876

Constantine, Cornwall, England

Anna R

Wills

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Constantine, Cornwall, England

Mary

Winn

Servant

Single

18

1863

Madron, Cornwall, England

John

Goodman

Servant

Single

23

1858

Penryn, Cornwall, England

Harry

Thomas

Servant

Single

17

1864

St Gluvias, Cornwall, England

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