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Household of William Spells (born 1825, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, 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.

William Spells and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Spells, born in 1825 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ann Spells, born in 1844 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth Louisa (born 1870 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and Robert Edwin (born 1880 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's -, Sarah Ann (born 1861 in Gillingham, Dorset, England) and William's -, Alice (born 1864 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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William Spells's household

Male

William

Spells

Head
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Spells

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Louisa

Spells

Daughter
Male

Robert Edwin

Spells

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Best

-
Female

Alice

Garrett

-
First name(s) William
Last name Spells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Spells

Head

Married

56

1825

Chatham, Kent, England

Elizabeth Ann

Spells

Wife

Married

37

1844

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth Louisa

Spells

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Robert Edwin

Spells

Son

Single

1

1880

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Sarah Ann

Best

-

Single

20

1861

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Alice

Garrett

-

Single

17

1864

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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