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Household of George Wells (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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.

George Wells and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Wells, born in 1848 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elz Wells, born in 1852 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), George (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Mother In Law, Alice Filham, born in 1805 in Heywood, Lancashire, England.


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George Wells's household

Male

George

Wells

Head
Female

Elz

Wells

Wife
Male

John

Wells

Son
Male

George

Wells

Son
Female

Alice

Wells

Daughter
Female

Alice

Filham

Mother In Law
First name(s) George
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Wells

Head

Married

33

1848

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elz

Wells

Wife

Married

29

1852

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Wells

Son

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

George

Wells

Son

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alice

Wells

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alice

Filham

Mother In Law

Widow

76

1805

Heywood, Lancashire, England

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