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Household of Jesse Wells (born 1842, Kent)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, 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.
Jesse Wells and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jesse Wells, born in 1842 in Knockholt, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Jesse was the head of the household, married to Sophia M Wells, born in 1840 in Stapleford Tawney, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Lilly M (born 1872 in Bromley, Kent, England), Earnest J (born 1876 in Bromley, Kent, England), Lizzie A (born 1878 in Bromley, Kent, England) and Leonard R (born 1880 in Bromley, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jesse's Servant, Emily Coborne, born in 1868 in Otford, Kent, England.
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Jesse Wells's household
Jesse
Wells
Head
Sophia M
Wells
Wife
Lilly M
Wells
Daughter
Earnest J
Wells
Son
Lizzie A
Wells
Daughter
Leonard R
Wells
Son
Emily
Coborne
Servant
| First name(s) | Jesse |
| Last name | Wells |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Knockholt, Kent, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jesse | Wells | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Knockholt, Kent, England | |
Sophia M | Wells | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Stapleford Tawney, Essex, England | |
Lilly M | Wells | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Bromley, Kent, England | |
Earnest J | Wells | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Bromley, Kent, England | |
Lizzie A | Wells | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Bromley, Kent, England | |
Leonard R | Wells | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Bromley, Kent, England | |
Emily | Coborne | Servant | Single | 13 | 1868 | Otford, Kent, England |
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