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Household of Thomas Wells (born 1843, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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 Wells and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wells, born in 1843 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wells, born in 1844 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Sarah (born 1867 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Benjamin (born 1869 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1873 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in -), Harry (born 1878 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Cousin, Robert Hughes, born in 1867 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England.


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Thomas Wells's household

Male

Thomas

Wells

Head
Female

Sarah

Wells

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wells

Son
Female

Sarah

Wells

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Wells

Son
Female

Mary

Wells

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wells

Daughter
Female

Harry

Wells

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Wells

Son
Male

Robert

Hughes

Cousin
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wells

Head

Married

38

1843

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Wells

Wife

Married

37

1844

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Wells

Son

Single

18

1863

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Wells

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Wells

Son

Single

12

1869

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Mary

Wells

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Wells

Daughter

Single

4

1877

-

Harry

Wells

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Wells

Son

Single

0

1881

-

Robert

Hughes

Cousin

Single

14

1867

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

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