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Household of Alfred Wells (born 1846, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Alfred Wells and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Wells, born in 1846 in Mile End, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Mary Elizabeth Wells, born in 1848 in Norfolk, England. They had 4 children; William Alfred (born 1872 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Frances R (born 1874 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Alfred S (born 1877 in Bow, Middlesex, England) and Blanche Alice (born 1879 in Bow, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Lodger, Patrick H (born 1843 in West Indies) and Alfred's Boarder, Jessie A (born 1872 in Halstead, Essex, England).


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Alfred Wells's household

Male

Alfred

Wells

Head
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Wells

Wife
Male

William Alfred

Wells

Son
Female

Frances R

Wells

Daughter
Male

Alfred S

Wells

Son
Female

Blanche Alice

Wells

Daughter
Male

Patrick H

Crichton

Lodger
Female

Jessie A

Crichton

Boarder
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Mile End, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Wells

Head

Married

35

1846

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Mary Elizabeth

Wells

Wife

Married

33

1848

Norfolk, England

William Alfred

Wells

Son

Single

9

1872

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Frances R

Wells

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Alfred S

Wells

Son

Single

4

1877

Bow, Middlesex, England

Blanche Alice

Wells

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bow, Middlesex, England

Patrick H

Crichton

Lodger

Widower

38

1843

West Indies

Jessie A

Crichton

Boarder

Single

9

1872

Halstead, Essex, England

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