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Household of Sophia Wells (born 1821, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

Sophia Wells and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sophia Wells, born in 1821 in Ipswich, Suffolk, consisted of 4 members. Sophia was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Emma (born 1851 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England) and Alfred (born 1859 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sophia's Servant, Lizzie Lords, born in 1861 in Ireland.


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Sophia Wells's household

Female

Sophia

Wells

Head
Female

Emma

Laithwait

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Wells

Son
Female

Lizzie

Lords

Servant
First name(s) Sophia
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Sophia

Wells

Head

Widow

60

1821

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Emma

Laithwait

Daughter

Widow

30

1851

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Alfred

Wells

Son

Single

22

1859

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Lizzie

Lords

Servant

Single

20

1861

Ireland

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