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Household of William R Wells (born 1821, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, 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.

William R Wells and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Wells, born in 1821 in Gillingham, Kent, consisted of 6 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Frances Wells, born in 1823 in Strood, Kent, England. They had 2 children; John E (born 1861 in Strood, Kent, England) and Minnie (born 1868 in Rochester, Kent, England). They had 1 grandchild; James Herl, born 1872 in Rochester, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William R's Visitor, Arthur Rio Humphries, born in 1867 in Rochester, Kent, England.


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William R Wells's household

Male

William R

Wells

Head
Female

Frances

Wells

Wife
Male

John E

Wells

Son
Female

Minnie

Wells

Daughter
Male

James Herl

Andrews

Grand Son
Male

Arthur Rio

Humphries

Visitor
First name(s) William R
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Gillingham, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Wells

Head

Married

60

1821

Gillingham, Kent, England

Frances

Wells

Wife

Married

58

1823

Strood, Kent, England

John E

Wells

Son

Single

20

1861

Strood, Kent, England

Minnie

Wells

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Rochester, Kent, England

James Herl

Andrews

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Rochester, Kent, England

Arthur Rio

Humphries

Visitor

Single

14

1867

Rochester, Kent, England

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