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Household of Robert Wells (born 1821, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Wells and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wells, born in 1821 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wells, born in 1826 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1856 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Alice Ann (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Rowland (born 1863 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Margaret Ellen (born 1865 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Isabella Cunliffe, born in 1860 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Wells's household

Male

Robert

Wells

Head
Female

Margaret

Wells

Wife
Male

James

Wells

Son
Female

Alice Ann

Wells

Daughter
Male

Rowland

Wells

Son
Female

Margaret Ellen

Wells

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Cunliffe

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wells

Head

Married

60

1821

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Wells

Wife

Married

55

1826

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Wells

Son

Single

25

1856

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Wells

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Rowland

Wells

Son

Single

18

1863

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ellen

Wells

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Cunliffe

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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