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Household of Robert Wells (born 1834, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,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.

Robert Wells and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wells, born in 1834 in Essex, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wells, born in 1836 in Norfolk, England. They had 5 children; Edith (born 1860 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Louise (born 1863 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Charles (born 1865 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and Alice (born 1874 in Plumstead, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Father In Law, James (born 1808 in Norfolk, England), Robert's Brother In Law, William (born 1848 in Norfolk, England), Robert's Sister In Law, Hannah C (born 1847 in Wales) and Robert's Nephew, Thomas J (born 1880 in Croydon, Surrey, England).


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Robert Wells's household

Male

Robert

Wells

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wells

Wife
Female

Edith

Wells

Daughter
Female

Louise

Wells

Daughter
Male

Charles

Wells

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wells

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wells

Daughter
Male

James

Hewitt

Father In Law
Male

William

Hewitt

Brother In Law
Female

Hannah C

Hewitt

Sister In Law
Male

Thomas J

Hewitt

Nephew
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wells

Head

Married

47

1834

Essex, England

Elizabeth

Wells

Wife

Married

45

1836

Norfolk, England

Edith

Wells

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Plumstead, Kent, England

Louise

Wells

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Plumstead, Kent, England

Charles

Wells

Son

Single

16

1865

Plumstead, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Wells

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Plumstead, Kent, England

Alice

Wells

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Plumstead, Kent, England

James

Hewitt

Father In Law

Widower

73

1808

Norfolk, England

William

Hewitt

Brother In Law

Married

33

1848

Norfolk, England

Hannah C

Hewitt

Sister In Law

Married

34

1847

Wales

Thomas J

Hewitt

Nephew

Single

1

1880

Croydon, Surrey, England

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