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Household of William Wills (born 1843, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wills, born in 1843 in Dinder, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lydia Wills, born in 1856 in Croscombe, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Joseph Richard (born 1875 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Frances Augusta (born 1878 in Dinder, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Lucinda (born 1844 in Dinder, Somerset, England), William's Visitor, Frances Maria (born 1852 in Dinder, Somerset, England), William's Visitor, Ellen Lucinda (born 1880 in Derby, Derbyshire, England) and William's Visitor, Thomas Henry (born 1881 in York, Yorkshire, England).
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William Wills's household
William
Wills
Head
Lydia
Wills
Wife
Joseph Richard
Wills
Son
Frances Augusta
Wills
Daughter
Lucinda
Wills
Sister
Frances Maria
Johnson
Visitor
Ellen Lucinda
Johnson
Visitor
Thomas Henry
Johnson
Visitor
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Wills |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Dinder, Somerset, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Wills | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Dinder, Somerset, England | |
Lydia | Wills | Wife | Married | 25 | 1856 | Croscombe, Somerset, England | |
Joseph Richard | Wills | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Bradford, Yorkshire, England | |
Frances Augusta | Wills | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Dinder, Somerset, England | |
Lucinda | Wills | Sister | Single | 37 | 1844 | Dinder, Somerset, England | |
Frances Maria | Johnson | Visitor | Married | 29 | 1852 | Dinder, Somerset, England | |
Ellen Lucinda | Johnson | Visitor | Single | 1 | 1880 | Derby, Derbyshire, England | |
Thomas Henry | Johnson | Visitor | Single | 0 | 1881 | York, Yorkshire, England |
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