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Household of William Wells (born 1835, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wells, born in 1835 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wells, born in 1841 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1860 in Deptford, Kent, England), Charles (born 1867 in Deptford, Kent, England), Rosetta C (born 1870 in Deptford, Kent, England), Louisa E (born 1872 in Deptford, Kent, England), Clara J (born 1874 in Deptford, Kent, England), Bertha E (born 1876 in Deptford, Kent, England), Alice F (born 1878 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Frances A (born 1881 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Ellen (born 1872 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and William's Lodger, Frederick (born 1834 in Enfield, Middlesex, England).


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William Wells's household

Male

William

Wells

Head
Female

Mary

Wells

Wife
Male

William

Wells

Son
Male

Charles

Wells

Son
Female

Rosetta C

Wells

Daughter
Female

Louisa E

Wells

Daughter
Female

Clara J

Wells

Daughter
Female

Bertha E

Wells

Daughter
Female

Alice F

Wells

Daughter
Female

Frances A

Wells

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Wells

Niece
Male

Frederick

Larman

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wells

Head

Married

46

1835

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Mary

Wells

Wife

Married

40

1841

Greenwich, Kent, England

William

Wells

Son

Single

21

1860

Deptford, Kent, England

Charles

Wells

Son

Single

14

1867

Deptford, Kent, England

Rosetta C

Wells

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Deptford, Kent, England

Louisa E

Wells

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Deptford, Kent, England

Clara J

Wells

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Deptford, Kent, England

Bertha E

Wells

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Deptford, Kent, England

Alice F

Wells

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Deptford, Kent, England

Frances A

Wells

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Deptford, Kent, England

Ellen

Wells

Niece

Single

9

1872

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Larman

Lodger

Single

47

1834

Enfield, Middlesex, England

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