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Household of Alfred Wells (born 1855, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Wells, born in 1855 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Alice Wells, born in 1856 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Willie (born 1877 in Dalston, Middlesex, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Canning Town, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Boarder, Henry Smith, born in 1861 in Canning Town, Essex, England.


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Alfred Wells's household

Male

Alfred

Wells

Head
Female

Alice

Wells

Wife
Male

Willie

Wells

Son
Female

Alice

Wells

Daughter
Male

Henry

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Wells

Head

Married

26

1855

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Wells

Wife

Married

25

1856

Chester, Cheshire, England

Willie

Wells

Son

Single

4

1877

Dalston, Middlesex, England

Alice

Wells

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Canning Town, Essex, England

Henry

Smith

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Canning Town, Essex, England

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