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Household of James Wells (born 1833, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, 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.

James Wells and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wells, born in 1833 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Wells, born in 1838 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Sidney (born 1865 in Holloway, Middlesex, England), Ethel (born 1866 in Holloway, Middlesex, England), Gerald (born 1868 in Holloway, Middlesex, England), Howard (born 1869 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England) and Wilfred (born 1873 in Clapham, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Sarah Hasted, born in 1864 in Tillington, Sussex, England.


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James Wells's household

Male

James

Wells

Head
Female

Agnes

Wells

Wife
Male

Sidney

Wells

Son
Female

Ethel

Wells

Daughter
Male

Gerald

Wells

Son
Male

Howard

Wells

Son
Male

Wilfred

Wells

Son
Female

Sarah

Hasted

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wells

Head

Married

48

1833

London, Middlesex, England

Agnes

Wells

Wife

Married

43

1838

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Sidney

Wells

Son

Single

16

1865

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Ethel

Wells

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Gerald

Wells

Son

Single

13

1868

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Howard

Wells

Son

Single

12

1869

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Wilfred

Wells

Son

Single

8

1873

Clapham, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Hasted

Servant

Single

17

1864

Tillington, Sussex, England

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