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Household of William Wills (born 1821, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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 Wills and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wills, born in 1821 in Westmorland, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Wills, born in 1825 in Durham, England. They had 1 child; Hannah, born 1865 in Durham, England. They had 1 grandchild; Sarah Jane, born 1871 in Witton Park, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1839 in Silloth, Cumberland, England), William's Lodger, Isaac (born 1853 in Yorkshire, England), William's Lodger, Joseph (born 1846 in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England) and William's Lodger, John (born 1854 in Darlington, Durham, England).


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William Wills's household

Male

William

Wills

Head
Female

Jane

Wills

Wife
Female

Hannah

Wills

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Wills

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Renny

Lodger
Male

Isaac

Vester

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Guyam

Lodger
Male

John

Whitfield

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Wills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Westmorland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wills

Head

Married

60

1821

Westmorland, England

Jane

Wills

Wife

Married

56

1825

Durham, England

Hannah

Wills

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Durham, England

Sarah Jane

Wills

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Witton Park, Durham, England

Thomas

Renny

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Silloth, Cumberland, England

Isaac

Vester

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Guyam

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England

John

Whitfield

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Darlington, Durham, England

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