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Household of William Wells (born 1845, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, 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 Wells and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wells, born in 1845 in Souldrop, Bedfordshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Wells, born in 1851 in Bredfield, Suffolk, England. They had 4 children; Mary Eliza (born 1875 in London, Middlesex, England), Alice Jane (born 1877 in London, Middlesex, England), William Jno (born 1878 in London, Middlesex, England) and Herbert (born 1881 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, Joseph (born 1859 in Souldrop, Bedfordshire, England) and William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1856 in Derby, Derbyshire, England).


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William Wells's household

Male

William

Wells

Head
Female

Phoebe

Wells

Wife
Female

Mary Eliza

Wells

Daughter
Female

Alice Jane

Wells

Daughter
Male

William Jno

Wells

Son
Male

Herbert

Wells

Son
Male

Joseph

Wells

Nephew
Male

Thomas

Ward

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Souldrop, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wells

Head

Married

36

1845

Souldrop, Bedfordshire, England

Phoebe

Wells

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bredfield, Suffolk, England

Mary Eliza

Wells

Daughter

Single

6

1875

London, Middlesex, England

Alice Jane

Wells

Daughter

Single

4

1877

London, Middlesex, England

William Jno

Wells

Son

Single

3

1878

London, Middlesex, England

Herbert

Wells

Son

Single

0

1881

London, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Wells

Nephew

Single

22

1859

Souldrop, Bedfordshire, England

Thomas

Ward

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Derby, Derbyshire, England

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