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Household of Richard Wells (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire,Lancashire, 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.

Richard Wells and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Wells, born in 1840 in Chailey, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. Richard was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; James, born 1875 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Elizabeth Routledge, born in 1825 in Stockport, Cheshire, England.


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Richard Wells's household

Male

Richard

Wells

Head
Male

James

Wells

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Routledge

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Chailey, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Wells

Head

Widower

41

1840

Chailey, Lancashire, England

James

Wells

Son

Single

6

1875

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Routledge

Servant

Married

56

1825

Stockport, Cheshire, England

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