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Household of Edwin J Willey (born 1847, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, 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.

Edwin J Willey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin J Willey, born in 1847 in Newport, Essex, consisted of 8 members. Edwin J was the head of the household, married to Alice Willey, born in 1839 in Sawston, Hertfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Arthur E (born 1865 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England), Frederick C (born 1867 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England), Clarissa A (born 1869 in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England), Harry J (born 1875 in Northamptonshire, England) and May V (born 1881 in Hertfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin J's Stepson, William T Porter, born in 1860 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.


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Edwin J Willey's household

Male

Edwin J

Willey

Head
Female

Alice

Willey

Wife
Male

William T

Porter

Stepson
Male

Arthur E

Willey

Son
Male

Frederick C

Willey

Son
Female

Clarissa A

Willey

Daughter
Male

Harry J

Willey

Son
Female

May V

Willey

Daughter
First name(s) Edwin J
Last name Willey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Newport, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin J

Willey

Head

Married

34

1847

Newport, Essex, England

Alice

Willey

Wife

Married

42

1839

Sawston, Hertfordshire, England

William T

Porter

Stepson

Single

21

1860

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Arthur E

Willey

Son

Single

16

1865

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Frederick C

Willey

Son

Single

14

1867

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Clarissa A

Willey

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hunstanton, Norfolk, England

Harry J

Willey

Son

Single

6

1875

Northamptonshire, England

May V

Willey

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hertfordshire, England

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