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Household of Arthur Wells (born 1837, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, Kent, 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.

Arthur Wells and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Arthur Wells, born in 1837 in Ramsgate, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Arthur was the head of the household, married to Mary A S Wells, born in 1841 in Eastchurch, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Henry R (born 1871 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Kitty S (born 1880 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and William R (born 1881 in Sheerness, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Arthur's Stepson, Ernest (born 1866 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Arthur's Stepson, Walter (born 1868 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and Arthur's Stepson, Charles (born 1870 in Sheerness, Kent, England).


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Arthur Wells's household

Male

Arthur

Wells

Head
Female

Mary A S

Wells

Wife
Male

Henry R

Wells

Son
Female

Kitty S

Wells

Daughter
Male

William R

Wells

Son
Male

Ernest

Fisher

Stepson
Male

Walter

Fisher

Stepson
Male

Charles

Fisher

Stepson
First name(s) Arthur
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ramsgate, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Arthur

Wells

Head

Married

44

1837

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Mary A S

Wells

Wife

Married

40

1841

Eastchurch, Kent, England

Henry R

Wells

Son

Single

10

1871

Sheerness, Kent, England

Kitty S

Wells

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheerness, Kent, England

William R

Wells

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheerness, Kent, England

Ernest

Fisher

Stepson

Single

15

1866

Sheerness, Kent, England

Walter

Fisher

Stepson

Single

13

1868

Sheerness, Kent, England

Charles

Fisher

Stepson

Single

11

1870

Sheerness, Kent, England

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