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Household of Thomas W Wells (born 1840, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, 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.

Thomas W Wells and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas W Wells, born in 1840 in Biddenden, Kent, consisted of 5 members. Thomas W was the head of the household, married to Mary A Wells, born in 1840 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas W's Sister In Law, Sarah (born 1835 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Thomas W's Sister In Law, Ellen (born 1839 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Thomas W's Servant, Henrietta (born 1865 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England).


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Thomas W Wells's household

Male

Thomas W

Wells

Head
Female

Mary A

Wells

Wife
Female

Sarah

Smith

Sister In Law
Female

Ellen

Smith

Sister In Law
Female

Henrietta

Newsome

Servant
First name(s) Thomas W
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Biddenden, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas W

Wells

Head

Married

41

1840

Biddenden, Kent, England

Mary A

Wells

Wife

Married

41

1840

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Sarah

Smith

Sister In Law

Single

46

1835

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Ellen

Smith

Sister In Law

Single

42

1839

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Henrietta

Newsome

Servant

Single

16

1865

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

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