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Household of William Wills (born 1829, Norfolk)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wills, born in 1829 in Norwich, Norfolk, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Robina Wills, born in 1838 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary E (born 1862 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Esther J (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Daniel (born 1871 in Winlaton, Durham, England), James W (born 1873 in Dipton, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Cromwell, Durham, England) and Robina (born 1878 in Blaydon, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Peter Hewitt, born in 1823 in Ireland.
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William Wills's household
William
Wills
Head
Robina
Wills
Wife
Mary E
Wills
Daughter
Esther J
Wills
Daughter
Daniel
Wills
Son
James W
Wills
Son
Joseph
Wills
Son
Robina
Wills
Daughter
Peter
Hewitt
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Wills |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Wills | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
Robina | Wills | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary E | Wills | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
Esther J | Wills | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Daniel | Wills | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Winlaton, Durham, England | |
James W | Wills | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Dipton, Durham, England | |
Joseph | Wills | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Cromwell, Durham, England | |
Robina | Wills | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Blaydon, Durham, England | |
Peter | Hewitt | Boarder | Single | 58 | 1823 | Ireland |
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