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Household of William Wills (born 1815, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, Somerset, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wills, born in 1815 in Montacute, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Wills, born in 1820 in Montacute, Somerset, England. They had 1 grandchild; Frederick, born 1863 in Montacute, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Harriett (born 1793 in Montacute, Somerset, England) and William's Lodger, Alfred (born 1863 in Montacute, Somerset, England).


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William Wills's household

Male

William

Wills

Head
Female

Jane

Wills

Wife
Female

Harriett

William

Mother In Law
Male

Frederick

Wills

Grand Son
Male

Alfred

Hann

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Montacute, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wills

Head

Married

66

1815

Montacute, Somerset, England

Jane

Wills

Wife

Married

61

1820

Montacute, Somerset, England

Harriett

William

Mother In Law

Widow

88

1793

Montacute, Somerset, England

Frederick

Wills

Grand Son

Single

18

1863

Montacute, Somerset, England

Alfred

Hann

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Montacute, Somerset, England

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