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Household of William Wells (born 1830, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wells, born in 1830 in Ifield, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wells, born in 1833 in Oxfordshire, England. They had 7 children; William James (born 1857 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Sarah (born 1859 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Isaac (born 1865 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Ada (born 1869 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Robert George (born 1871 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Albert Edward (born 1874 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Edith Ellen (born 1876 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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William Wells's household

Male

William

Wells

Head
Female

Sarah

Wells

Wife
Male

William James

Wells

Son
Female

Sarah

Wells

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Wells

Son
Female

Ada

Wells

Daughter
Male

Robert George

Wells

Son
Male

Albert Edward

Wells

Son
Female

Edith Ellen

Wells

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Ifield, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wells

Head

Married

51

1830

Ifield, Sussex, England

Sarah

Wells

Wife

Married

48

1833

Oxfordshire, England

William James

Wells

Son

Single

24

1857

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Wells

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Isaac

Wells

Son

Single

16

1865

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ada

Wells

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Robert George

Wells

Son

Single

10

1871

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Albert Edward

Wells

Son

Single

7

1874

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Edith Ellen

Wells

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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