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Household of Thomas Willits (born 1807, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tynemouth, Northumberland, 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.

Thomas Willits and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Willits, born in 1807 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Willits, born in 1806 in Durham, England. They had 5 grandchildren; Mary Lumley (born 1861 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Errington Arkley (born 1863 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Eliza Jane (born 1870 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Robert (born 1878 in North Shields, Northumberland, England) and Margaret (born 1873 in North Shields, Northumberland, England).


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Thomas Willits's household

Male

Thomas

Willits

Head
Female

Mary

Willits

Wife
Female

Mary Lumley

Dawson

Grand Daughter
Male

Errington Arkley

Dawson

Grand Son
Female

Eliza Jane

Kennedy

Grand Daughter
Male

Robert

Kennedy

Grand Son
Female

Margaret

Kennedy

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Willits
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Willits

Head

Married

74

1807

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Willits

Wife

Married

75

1806

Durham, England

Mary Lumley

Dawson

Grand Daughter

Single

20

1861

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Errington Arkley

Dawson

Grand Son

Single

18

1863

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Eliza Jane

Kennedy

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Robert

Kennedy

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Kennedy

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

North Shields, Northumberland, England

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