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Household of James C Wells (born 1853, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, 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.

James C Wells and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James C Wells, born in 1853 in Old Kent Road, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. James C was the head of the household, married to Emily Wells, born in 1857 in Sydenham, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Emily E (born 1875 in Beckenham, Kent, England), William J (born 1876 in Beckenham, Kent, England), George F (born 1878 in Beckenham, Kent, England), Nelly M (born 1879 in Beckenham, Kent, England) and Ernest S (born 1881 in Beckenham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James C's Lodger, Julia Harrison, born in 1857 in Sydenham, Kent, England.


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James C Wells's household

Male

James C

Wells

Head
Female

Emily

Wells

Wife
Female

Emily E

Wells

Daughter
Male

William J

Wells

Son
Male

George F

Wells

Son
Female

Nelly M

Wells

Daughter
Male

Ernest S

Wells

Son
Female

Julia

Harrison

Lodger
First name(s) James C
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Old Kent Road, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James C

Wells

Head

Married

28

1853

Old Kent Road, Surrey, England

Emily

Wells

Wife

Married

24

1857

Sydenham, Kent, England

Emily E

Wells

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Beckenham, Kent, England

William J

Wells

Son

Single

5

1876

Beckenham, Kent, England

George F

Wells

Son

Single

3

1878

Beckenham, Kent, England

Nelly M

Wells

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Beckenham, Kent, England

Ernest S

Wells

Son

Single

0

1881

Beckenham, Kent, England

Julia

Harrison

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Sydenham, Kent, England

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