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Household of Peter Wells (born 1857, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.

Peter Wells and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Wells, born in 1857 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 4 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elspeth Wells, born in 1858 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Cousin, James Stewart Wells, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Peter Wells's household

Male

Peter

Wells

Head
Female

Elspeth

Wells

Wife
Female

Mary

Wells

Daughter
Male

James Stewart

Wells

Cousin
First name(s) Peter
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Peter

Wells

Head

Married

24

1857

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elspeth

Wells

Wife

Married

23

1858

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Wells

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James Stewart

Wells

Cousin

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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