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Household of Benjamin Wells (born 1836, Surrey)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,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.
Benjamin Wells and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Wells, born in 1836 in Slaugham, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Maria Wells, born in 1841 in -. They had 7 children; Peter C (born 1866 in Surrey, England), Ernest (born 1868 in Surrey, England), Jane S (born 1871 in Upton, Hampshire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Waltham, Hampshire, England), Stella M (born 1876 in Devon, England), Flora (born 1878 in Forest Hill, Kent, England) and Ethel A (born 1880 in Forest Hill, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Esther Evely, born in 1856 in Devon, England.
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Benjamin Wells's household
Benjamin
Wells
Head
Maria
Wells
Wife
Peter C
Wells
Son
Ernest
Wells
Son
Jane S
Wells
Daughter
Sarah
Wells
Son
Stella M
Wells
Daughter
Flora
Wells
Daughter
Ethel A
Wells
Daughter
Esther
Evely
Servant
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Wells |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Slaugham, Surrey, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Wells | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Slaugham, Surrey, England | |
Maria | Wells | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | - | |
Peter C | Wells | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Surrey, England | |
Ernest | Wells | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Surrey, England | |
Jane S | Wells | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Upton, Hampshire, England | |
Sarah | Wells | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Waltham, Hampshire, England | |
Stella M | Wells | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Devon, England | |
Flora | Wells | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Forest Hill, Kent, England | |
Ethel A | Wells | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Forest Hill, Kent, England | |
Esther | Evely | Servant | Single | 25 | 1856 | Devon, England |
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