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Household of William Wells (born 1840, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wells, born in 1840 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Wells, born in 1847 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Clara E (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1871 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), George (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), William P (born 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Esther (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Emma Bassett, born in 1864 in Gloucestershire, England.
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William Wells's household
William
Wells
Head
Mary A
Wells
Wife
Clara E
Wells
Daughter
John
Wells
Son
George
Wells
Son
Edith
Wells
Daughter
Frank
Wells
Son
William P
Wells
Son
Esther
Wells
Daughter
Emma
Bassett
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Wells |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Wells | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary A | Wells | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Clara E | Wells | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
John | Wells | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
George | Wells | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Yorkshire, England | |
Edith | Wells | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Frank | Wells | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
William P | Wells | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Esther | Wells | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Emma | Bassett | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Gloucestershire, England |
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