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Household of William Wells (born 1831, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bath, Somerset, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wells, born in 1831 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary J Wells, born in 1830 in Southstoke, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1859 in Bath, Somerset, England), Willie (born 1867 in Bath, Somerset, England), Frank (born 1868 in Bath, Somerset, England) and Ellen M (born 1865 in Bath, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father, Joseph Wells, born in 1802 in Wiltshire, England.


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William Wells's household

Male

William

Wells

Head
Female

Mary J

Wells

Wife
Male

Joseph

Wells

Son
Male

Willie

Wells

Son
Male

Frank

Wells

Son
Female

Ellen M

Wells

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Wells

Father
First name(s) William
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bath, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wells

Head

Married

50

1831

Bath, Somerset, England

Mary J

Wells

Wife

Married

51

1830

Southstoke, Somerset, England

Joseph

Wells

Son

Single

22

1859

Bath, Somerset, England

Willie

Wells

Son

Single

14

1867

Bath, Somerset, England

Frank

Wells

Son

Single

13

1868

Bath, Somerset, England

Ellen M

Wells

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bath, Somerset, England

Joseph

Wells

Father

Widower

79

1802

Wiltshire, England

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