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Household of William Wells (born 1825, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Caistor, Lincolnshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wells, born in 1825 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Wells, born in 1821 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Emma, born 1853 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, William (born 1830 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William's Lodger, Freadric (born 1862 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1858 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), William's Lodger, James (born 1843 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and William's Lodger, Emma (born 1851 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).


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William Wells's household

Male

William

Wells

Head
Female

Catherine

Wells

Wife
Female

Emma

Wells

Daughter
Male

William

Harvey

Lodger
Male

Freadric

Grubb

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Kirk

Lodger
Male

James

Banks

Lodger
Female

Emma

Banks

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wells

Head

Married

56

1825

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Catherine

Wells

Wife

Married

60

1821

Ireland

Emma

Wells

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

William

Harvey

Lodger

Single

51

1830

City of London, Middlesex, England

Freadric

Grubb

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Kirk

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Hull, Yorkshire, England

James

Banks

Lodger

Married

38

1843

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Banks

Lodger

-

30

1851

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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