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Household of William Kells (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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.

William Kells and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kells, born in 1848 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Matilda Kells, born in 1855 in Barrow, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret J (born 1874 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1876 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), William (born 1878 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Aaron (born 1880 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, William (born 1824 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, William (born 1855 in Ireland) and William's Boarder, William (born 1846 in Scotland).


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William Kells's household

Male

William

Kells

Head
Female

Matilda

Kells

Wife
Female

Margaret J

Kells

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Kells

Daughter
Male

William

Kells

Son
Male

Aaron

Kells

Son
Male

William

Bell

Father In Law
Male

William

Ferguson

Boarder
Male

William

Orr

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Kells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kells

Head

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Matilda

Kells

Wife

Married

26

1855

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Margaret J

Kells

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Kells

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Barrow, Lancashire, England

William

Kells

Son

Single

3

1878

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Aaron

Kells

Son

Single

1

1880

Barrow, Lancashire, England

William

Bell

Father In Law

Widower

57

1824

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Ferguson

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Ireland

William

Orr

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Scotland

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