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Household of James Wells (born 1839, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 1839 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Wells, born in 1838 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1862 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1866 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Wells's household

Male

James

Wells

Head
Female

Jane

Wells

Wife
Male

James

Wells

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wells

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Wells

Son
Male

Robert

Wells

Son
Male

Charles

Wells

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wells

Head

Married

42

1839

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Wells

Wife

Married

43

1838

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Wells

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wells

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wells

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Wells

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Charles

Wells

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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