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Household of Robert Jas Wells (born 1840, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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.

Robert Jas Wells and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Jas Wells, born in 1840 in Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Robert Jas was the head of the household, married to Helen M Wells, born in 1846 in Chichester, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Donal R (born 1871 in Richmond, Surrey, England), Ettie M (born 1876 in Lancashire, England), Douglas W (born 1876 in Lancashire, England), Herbert E (born 1877 in Chorlton, Lancashire, England), Nelly (born 1879 in Chorlton, Lancashire, England) and Rose A (born 1880 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Jas Wells's household

Male

Robert Jas

Wells

Head
Female

Helen M

Wells

Wife
Male

Donal R

Wells

Son
Female

Ettie M

Wells

Daughter
Male

Douglas W

Wells

Son
Male

Herbert E

Wells

Son
Female

Nelly

Wells

Daughter
Female

Rose A

Wells

Daughter
First name(s) Robert Jas
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert Jas

Wells

Head

Married

41

1840

Sussex, England

Helen M

Wells

Wife

Married

35

1846

Chichester, Sussex, England

Donal R

Wells

Son

Single

10

1871

Richmond, Surrey, England

Ettie M

Wells

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Douglas W

Wells

Son

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Herbert E

Wells

Son

Single

4

1877

Chorlton, Lancashire, England

Nelly

Wells

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chorlton, Lancashire, England

Rose A

Wells

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

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