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Household of Henry Wells (born 1854, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westhampnett, Sussex, 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.

Henry Wells and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Wells, born in 1854 in Singleton, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wells, born in 1849 in Eartham, Sussex, England. They had 2 children; Rose (born 1878 in Aldingbourne, Sussex, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Eartham, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Stepson, Harry (born 1868 in Eartham, Sussex, England), Henry's Step Daughter, Annie (born 1870 in Eartham, Sussex, England), Henry's Step Daughter, Alice (born 1872 in Eartham, Sussex, England) and Henry's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1875 in Eartham, Sussex, England).


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Henry Wells's household

Male

Henry

Wells

Head
Female

Margaret

Wells

Wife
Male

Harry

Humphreys

Stepson
Female

Annie

Humphreys

Step Daughter
Female

Alice

Humphreys

Step Daughter
Female

Mary

Humphreys

Step Daughter
Female

Rose

Wells

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Wells

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Singleton, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Wells

Head

Married

27

1854

Singleton, Sussex, England

Margaret

Wells

Wife

Married

32

1849

Eartham, Sussex, England

Harry

Humphreys

Stepson

Single

13

1868

Eartham, Sussex, England

Annie

Humphreys

Step Daughter

Single

11

1870

Eartham, Sussex, England

Alice

Humphreys

Step Daughter

Single

9

1872

Eartham, Sussex, England

Mary

Humphreys

Step Daughter

Single

6

1875

Eartham, Sussex, England

Rose

Wells

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Aldingbourne, Sussex, England

Ellen

Wells

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Eartham, Sussex, England

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