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Household of James Wells (born 1854, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wells, born in 1854 in Shipley, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emily Wells, born in 1846 in Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; Emily Wells (born 1877 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Charles James (born 1879 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter In Law, Miriam (born 1869 in Croydon, Surrey, England), James's Daughter In Law, Hannah (born 1871 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and James's Son In Law, Allen (born 1873 in Croydon, Surrey, England).


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James Wells's household

Male

James

Wells

Head
Female

Emily

Wells

Wife
Female

Miriam

Durrant

Daughter In Law
Female

Hannah

Durrant

Daughter In Law
Male

Allen

Durrant

Son In Law
Female

Emily Wells

Durrant

Daughter
Male

Charles James

Wells

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Shipley, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wells

Head

Married

27

1854

Shipley, Sussex, England

Emily

Wells

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lincolnshire, England

Miriam

Durrant

Daughter In Law

Single

12

1869

Croydon, Surrey, England

Hannah

Durrant

Daughter In Law

Single

10

1871

Croydon, Surrey, England

Allen

Durrant

Son In Law

Single

8

1873

Croydon, Surrey, England

Emily Wells

Durrant

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Croydon, Surrey, England

Charles James

Wells

Son

Single

2

1879

Croydon, Surrey, England

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