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Household of Zenas Willits (born 1844, Staffordshire)

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.

Zenas Willits and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Zenas Willits, born in 1844 in Rowley, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Zenas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Willits, born in 1855 in Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; George H (born 1867 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Samuel J (born 1869 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Martha Y (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Zenas's Foster Child, Josiah F Young, born in 1879 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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Zenas Willits's household

Male

Zenas

Willits

Head
Female

Catherine

Willits

Wife
Male

George H

Willits

Son
Male

Samuel J

Willits

Son
Male

Joseph

Willits

Son
Male

Josiah F

Young

Foster Child
Female

Martha Y

Willits

Daughter
First name(s) Zenas
Last name Willits
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Zenas

Willits

Head

Married

37

1844

Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Catherine

Willits

Wife

Married

26

1855

Staffordshire, England

George H

Willits

Son

Single

14

1867

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Samuel J

Willits

Son

Single

12

1869

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Willits

Son

Single

5

1876

Gateshead, Durham, England

Josiah F

Young

Foster Child

Single

2

1879

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Martha Y

Willits

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

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