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Household of James Wells (born 1837, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oxford, Oxfordshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wells, born in 1837 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Wells, born in 1839 in Milton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Harry (born 1860 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Ann S (born 1863 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), James W (born 1867 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Alfred G (born 1871 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and Ellen S (born 1876 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, James (born 1841 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England) and James's Boarder, Richard (born 1866 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England).


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James Wells's household

Male

James

Wells

Head
Female

Mary A

Wells

Wife
Male

Harry

Wells

Son
Female

Ann S

Wells

Daughter
Male

James W

Wells

Son
Male

Alfred G

Wells

Son
Female

Ellen S

Wells

Daughter
Male

James

Bullock

Lodger
Male

Richard

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wells

Head

Married

44

1837

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Mary A

Wells

Wife

Married

42

1839

Milton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire, England

Harry

Wells

Son

Single

21

1860

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Ann S

Wells

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

James W

Wells

Son

Single

14

1867

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Alfred G

Wells

Son

Single

10

1871

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Ellen S

Wells

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

James

Bullock

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Brackley, Northamptonshire, England

Richard

Smith

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

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