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Household of James Wells (born 1836, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dartford, 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 Wells and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wells, born in 1836 in Eltham, Kent, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Wells, born in 1838 in Stockwell, Surrey, England. They had 10 children; Emma Florence (born 1862 in Whitechapel, Kent, England), Thomas Arthur (born 1865 in Whitechapel, Essex, England), William H (born 1867 in Deptford, Kent, England), Louisa Kate (born 1869 in Deptford, Kent, England), Henry W (born 1870 in Deptford, Kent, England), Alfred E (born 1871 in Deptford, Kent, England), George E (born 1874 in Bexley Heath, Kent, England), Sydney C (born 1876 in Deptford, Kent, England), Hilda E (born 1878 in Bexley Heath, Kent, England) and Olive E (born 1881 in Bexley Heath, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Alice M Loweland, born in 1862 in Bedhampton, Hampshire, England.


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James Wells's household

Male

James

Wells

Head
Female

Eliza

Wells

Wife
Female

Emma Florence

Wells

Daughter
Male

Thomas Arthur

Wells

Son
Male

William H

Wells

Son
Female

Louisa Kate

Wells

Daughter
Male

Henry W

Wells

Son
Male

Alfred E

Wells

Son
Male

George E

Wells

Son
Male

Sydney C

Wells

Son
Female

Hilda E

Wells

Daughter
Female

Olive E

Wells

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Loweland

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Eltham, Kent, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Wells

Head

Married

45

1836

Eltham, Kent, England

Eliza

Wells

Wife

Married

43

1838

Stockwell, Surrey, England

Emma Florence

Wells

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Whitechapel, Kent, England

Thomas Arthur

Wells

Son

Single

16

1865

Whitechapel, Essex, England

William H

Wells

Son

Single

14

1867

Deptford, Kent, England

Louisa Kate

Wells

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Deptford, Kent, England

Henry W

Wells

Son

Single

11

1870

Deptford, Kent, England

Alfred E

Wells

Son

Single

10

1871

Deptford, Kent, England

George E

Wells

Son

Single

7

1874

Bexley Heath, Kent, England

Sydney C

Wells

Son

Single

5

1876

Deptford, Kent, England

Hilda E

Wells

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bexley Heath, Kent, England

Olive E

Wells

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bexley Heath, Kent, England

Alice M

Loweland

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bedhampton, Hampshire, England

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