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Household of Bessie Wells (born 1842, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingston, Surrey, 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.

Bessie Wells and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Bessie Wells, born in 1842 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 3 members. Bessie was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Clara J, born 1870 in Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Bessie's Servant, Eliza Mires, born in 1864 in Ewell, Surrey, England.


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Bessie Wells's household

Female

Bessie

Wells

Head
Female

Clara J

Wells

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Mires

Servant
First name(s) Bessie
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Bessie

Wells

Head

Widow

39

1842

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Clara J

Wells

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England

Eliza

Mires

Servant

Single

17

1864

Ewell, Surrey, England

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