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Household of John Wessell (born 1839, Surrey)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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.
John Wessell and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wessell, born in 1839 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Selina Wessell, born in 1838 in Southwark, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Ellen (born 1864 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and George (born 1869 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Lydia Potts, born in 1879 in Lambeth, Surrey, England.
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John Wessell's household
John
Wessell
Head
Selina
Wessell
Wife
Elizabeth
Wessell
Daughter
Ellen
Wessell
Daughter
George
Wessell
Son
Lydia
Potts
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Wessell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Lambeth, Surrey, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Wessell | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Lambeth, Surrey, England | |
Selina | Wessell | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Southwark, Surrey, England | |
Elizabeth | Wessell | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Lambeth, Surrey, England | |
Ellen | Wessell | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Lambeth, Surrey, England | |
George | Wessell | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Lambeth, Surrey, England | |
Lydia | Potts | Boarder | Single | 2 | 1879 | Lambeth, Surrey, England |
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