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Household of William Wells (born 1832)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wells, born in 1832 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wells, born in 1842 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1863 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1866 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Abel (born 1874 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Sophia (born 1876 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1877 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Frank (born 1880 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Margaret McRae, born in 1867 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland.


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William Wells's household

Male

William

Wells

Head
Female

Margaret

Wells

Wife
Male

William

McIntosh

Son
Female

Ann

Scott

Daughter
Male

Abel

Wells

Son
Female

Sophia

Wells

Daughter
Male

Walter

Wells

Son
Male

Frank

Wells

Son
Female

Margaret

McRae

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wells

Head

Married

49

1832

England

Margaret

Wells

Wife

Married

39

1842

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

McIntosh

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Scott

Daughter

-

15

1866

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Abel

Wells

Son

-

7

1874

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sophia

Wells

Daughter

-

5

1876

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Walter

Wells

Son

-

4

1877

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Frank

Wells

Son

-

1

1880

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

McRae

Visitor

-

14

1867

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

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