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Household of Joseph Wassell (born 1826, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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.

Joseph Wassell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wassell, born in 1826 in Coseley, Staffordshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Wassell, born in 1825 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1858 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England) and Allice (born 1861 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Brother In Law, Henry James Spencer, born in 1859 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.


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Joseph Wassell's household

Male

Joseph

Wassell

Head
Female

Mary

Wassell

Wife
Male

John

Wassell

Son
Female

Allice

Wassell

Daughter
Male

Henry James

Spencer

Brother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wassell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wassell

Head

Married

55

1826

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Wassell

Wife

Married

56

1825

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John

Wassell

Son

Single

23

1858

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Allice

Wassell

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Henry James

Spencer

Brother In Law

Single

22

1859

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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