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Household of William Wells (born 1852, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wells, born in 1852 in Lewisham, Kent, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wells, born in 1857 in Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Henry (born 1879 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and Flora (born 1880 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, George (born 1863 in Kent, England) and William's Servant, Emily (born 1866 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).


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William Wells's household

Male

William

Wells

Head
Female

Mary

Wells

Wife
Male

Henry

Wells

Son
Female

Flora

Wells

Daughter
Male

George

Lenard

Servant
Female

Emily

West

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Lewisham, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wells

Head

Married

29

1852

Lewisham, Kent, England

Mary

Wells

Wife

Married

24

1857

Middlesex, England

Henry

Wells

Son

Single

2

1879

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Flora

Wells

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

George

Lenard

Servant

Single

18

1863

Kent, England

Emily

West

Servant

Single

15

1866

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

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