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Household of William Wells (born 1824, Surrey)

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.

William Wells and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wells, born in 1824 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Wells, born in 1835 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Maria (born 1835 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), William's Niece, Emma (born 1863 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and William's Lodger, Mary (born 1827 in Middlesex, England).


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William Wells's household

Male

William

Wells

Head
Female

Maria

Wells

Sister In Law
Female

Emma

Wells

Niece
Female

Mary

Swindell

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William

Wells

Head

Married

57

1824

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Maria

Wells

Sister In Law

Widow

46

1835

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Emma

Wells

Niece

Single

18

1863

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mary

Swindell

Lodger

Widow

54

1827

Middlesex, England

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