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WELLS

Wells in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

3983

0.1363

1.6386

Surrey

2264

0.1590

1.9117

Kent

2180

0.2187

2.6287

Yorkshire

2124

0.0734

0.8818

Lancashire

1200

0.0346

0.4161

Sussex

1048

0.2128

2.5574

Lincolnshire

972

0.2081

2.5011

Hampshire

851

0.1421

1.7082

Leicestershire

804

0.2482

2.9834

Norfolk

798

0.1777

2.1353

Warwickshire

730

0.0991

1.1909

Nottinghamshire

595

0.1511

1.8162

Berkshire

578

0.2636

3.1681

Suffolk

541

0.1520

1.8274

Essex

527

0.0914

1.0984

Hertfordshire

474

0.2354

2.8293

Oxfordshire

440

0.2439

2.9314

Northamptonshire

365

0.1328

1.5966

Staffordshire

329

0.0334

0.4010

Wiltshire

328

0.1270

1.5259

Derbyshire

319

0.0697

0.8383

Worcestershire

309

0.0810

0.9735

Bedfordshire

285

0.1884

2.2645

Gloucestershire

270

0.0471

0.5664

County Durham

260

0.0299

0.3596

Cambridgeshire

235

0.1270

1.5265

Buckinghamshire

226

0.1280

1.5380

Somerset

189

0.0402

0.4831

Cheshire

140

0.0217

0.2609

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

135

0.0345

0.4146

Devon

134

0.0220

0.2649

Dumfriesshire

128

0.1983

2.3840

Cumberland

116

0.0461

0.5543

Lanarkshire

115

0.0122

0.1463

Dorset

104

0.0542

0.6520

Northumberland

100

0.0230

0.2765

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

91

0.0179

0.2150

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

75

0.0355

0.4268

Westmorland

60

0.0935

1.1232

Perthshire

60

0.0458

0.5500

Huntingdonshire

58

0.1000

1.2018

Cornwall

31

0.0094

0.1127

Royal Navy

28

0.0804

0.9667

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

28

0.0302

0.3625

Shropshire

27

0.0107

0.1286

Kinross-shire

18

0.2437

2.9296

Kirkcudbrightshire

17

0.0402

0.4832

Aberdeenshire

16

0.0059

0.0711

Herefordshire

16

0.0134

0.1605

Ayrshire

16

0.0073

0.0880

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

15

0.0136

0.1634

Channel Islands

14

0.0162

0.1944

Stirlingshire

14

0.0130

0.1562

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

13

0.0106

0.1269

Renfrewshire

12

0.0053

0.0637

Forfarshire (Angus)

12

0.0044

0.0533

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

10

0.0171

0.2057

Inverness-shire

10

0.0115

0.1378

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

9

0.0076

0.0916

Banffshire

9

0.0149

0.1785

Dunbartonshire

8

0.0102

0.1225

Anglesey / Sir Fon

8

0.0155

0.1857

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

8

0.0182

0.2186

Elginshire (Morayshire)

7

0.0154

0.1854

Rutland

6

0.0280

0.3362

Roxburghshire

5

0.0094

0.1136

Wigtownshire

4

0.0103

0.1239

Fife

3

0.0017

0.0209

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

2

0.0025

0.0306

Argyll

2

0.0025

0.0296

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

2

0.0037

0.0450

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.0340

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0169

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.0222

Peeblesshire

1

0.0073

0.0875

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

1

0.0026

0.0311

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Islington London

London

484

0.1709

2.0545

Lambeth

Surrey

344

0.1350

1.6232

St Pancras London

London

297

0.1263

1.5181

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

283

0.3583

4.3064

Brighton

Sussex

270

0.2717

3.2658

Camberwell

Surrey

265

0.1420

1.7069

Hackney London

London

237

0.1447

1.7392

Aston

Warwickshire

237

0.1168

1.4042

Kensington London

London

216

0.1330

1.5984

Newington

Surrey

210

0.1946

2.3389

Portsea

Hampshire

182

0.1551

1.8640

Birmingham

Warwickshire

181

0.0737

0.8860

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

178

0.1748

2.1007

St Marylebone London

London

177

0.1135

1.3640

Croydon

Surrey

172

0.2177

2.6164

Bethnal Green London

London

163

0.1284

1.5438

Shoreditch London

London

163

0.1287

1.5470

Leeds

Yorkshire

162

0.0991

1.1912

Mile End Old Town

London

150

0.3253

3.9097

Hammersmith London

London

142

0.1973

2.3717

Top male forenames

William Wells
John Wells
George Wells
Thomas Wells
James Wells
Henry Wells
Charles Wells
Joseph Wells
Alfred Wells
Edward Wells
Frederick Wells
Arthur Wells
Robert Wells
Walter Wells
Richard Wells
Albert Wells
Harry Wells
Samuel Wells
Herbert Wells
Frank Wells
Ernest Wells
Benjamin Wells
Francis Wells
David Wells
Wm. Wells
Edwin Wells
Fred Wells
Stephen Wells
Percy Wells
Fredk. Wells
Geo. Wells
Thos. Wells
Daniel Wells
Edmund Wells
Sidney Wells
Fredrick Wells
Isaac Wells
Jesse Wells
Chas. Wells
Tom Wells
Matthew Wells
Horace Wells
Mark Wells
Lewis Wells
Philip Wells
Christopher Wells
Willm. Wells
Abraham Wells
Andrew Wells
Willie Wells

Top female forenames

Mary Wells
Elizabeth Wells
Sarah Wells
Eliza Wells
Emma Wells
Ann Wells
Jane Wells
Annie Wells
Ellen Wells
Alice Wells
Emily Wells
Louisa Wells
Hannah Wells
Martha Wells
Charlotte Wells
Ada Wells
Caroline Wells
Harriet Wells
Fanny Wells
Florence Wells
Maria Wells
Edith Wells
Kate Wells
Frances Wells
Margaret Wells
Clara Wells
Lucy Wells
Susan Wells
Catherine Wells
Harriett Wells
Rose Wells
Agnes Wells
Anne Wells
Amy Wells
Amelia Wells
Sophia Wells
Rebecca Wells
Esther Wells
Matilda Wells
Julia Wells
Jessie Wells
Lydia Wells
Minnie Wells
Anna Wells
Elizth. Wells
Beatrice Wells
Gertrude Wells
Ethel Wells
Susannah Wells
Isabella Wells

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Laundress
Annuitant
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
General Labourer
Carpenter
Farm Labourer
Bricklayer
General Servant
Wife
Gardener
Tailor
No Occupation
Charwoman
Painter
Coal Miner
Housemaid
Agricultural Labourer
Grocer
Blacksmith
Butcher
Baker
Laborer
Dress Maker
Joiner
Farmers Son
General Laborer
None
Cook
Clerk
Servant
Carman
Ag Labourer
General Serv
Errand Boy
Straw Plaiter
Farmers Wife
Nurse
Gen Lab
Shoemaker
Domestic Serv
Farm Laborer
Farmer
Tailoress
Fisherman
Milliner