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Household of David Wells (born 1826, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dryfesdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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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.
David Wells and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Wells, born in 1826 in Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Wells, born in 1837 in St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James F (born 1861 in Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas R J (born 1866 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mina (born 1873 in Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and David (born 1880 in Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Boarder, Christopher Proudfoot, born in 1861 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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David Wells's household
David
Wells
Head
Mary
Wells
Wife
James F
Wells
Son
Thomas R J
Wells
Son
Robert
Wells
Son
Mina
Wells
Daughter
David
Wells
Son
Christopher
Proudfoot
Boarder
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Wells |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 55 |
| Birth year | 1826 |
| Birth place | Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Wells | Head | Married | 55 | 1826 | Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Wells | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
James F | Wells | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Thomas R J | Wells | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Wells | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mina | Wells | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
David | Wells | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Christopher | Proudfoot | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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