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Household of R William Wells (born 1852, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dover, 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.

R William Wells and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of R William Wells, born in 1852 in Kent, consisted of 7 members. R William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wells, born in 1853 in -. They had 4 children; Arthur (born 1873 in -), Robert (born 1876 in -), Emily (born 1879 in -) and Edward (born 1880 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was R William's Lodger, William Wells, born in 1819 in Canterbury, Kent, England.


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R William Wells's household

Male

R William

Wells

Head
Female

Ellen

Wells

Wife
Male

Arthur

Wells

Son
Male

Robert

Wells

Son
Female

Emily

Wells

Daughter
Male

Edward

Wells

Son
Male

William

Wells

Lodger
First name(s) R William
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

R William

Wells

Head

Married

29

1852

Kent, England

Ellen

Wells

Wife

Married

28

1853

-

Arthur

Wells

Son

Single

8

1873

-

Robert

Wells

Son

Single

5

1876

-

Emily

Wells

Daughter

Single

2

1879

-

Edward

Wells

Son

Single

1

1880

-

William

Wells

Lodger

Widower

62

1819

Canterbury, Kent, England

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