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Household of Joseph Wells (born 1805, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingston, 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.

Joseph Wells and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wells, born in 1805 in Thames Ditton, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Priscilla (born 1861 in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England), John (born 1864 in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England), Margaret (born 1869 in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England), Laura (born 1871 in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England) and Alice M (born 1878 in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Sister In Law, John (born 1843 in Claygate, Surrey, England) and Joseph's Sister In Laws Wife, Lucy (born 1843 in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England).


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Joseph Wells's household

Male

Joseph

Wells

Head
Male

John

Rosam

Sister In Law
Female

Lucy

Rosam

Sister In Laws Wife
Female

Priscilla

Rosam

Daughter
Male

John

Rosam

Son
Female

Margaret

Rosam

Daughter
Female

Laura

Rosam

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Rosam

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Thames Ditton, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wells

Head

Widower

76

1805

Thames Ditton, Surrey, England

John

Rosam

Sister In Law

Married

38

1843

Claygate, Surrey, England

Lucy

Rosam

Sister In Laws Wife

Married

38

1843

Thames Ditton, Surrey, England

Priscilla

Rosam

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Thames Ditton, Surrey, England

John

Rosam

Son

Single

17

1864

Thames Ditton, Surrey, England

Margaret

Rosam

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Thames Ditton, Surrey, England

Laura

Rosam

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Thames Ditton, Surrey, England

Alice M

Rosam

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Thames Ditton, Surrey, England

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