Husband: William Wells
Born: 7 May 1826 in East Dereham, Norfolk 1 Christened: 4 Jun 1826 in East Dereham, Norfolk 1 Census: 1841 in Silver Street, East Dereham, Norfolk Occupation: 1841 Wheeler Apprentice 2 Census: 1851 in Norwich Road, East Dereham, Norfolk Occupation: 1851 - 1901 Coach and Carriage Builder 3,4,5 Census: 1861 in East Dereham, Norfolk Resided: Jun 1861 in Norwich Road, East Dereham, Norfolk 6 Census: 1871 in Russell Place, East Dereham, Norfolk Census: 1881 in Norwich Street, East Dereham, Norfolk Resided: 1883 in Norwich Street, East Dereham, Norfolk 7 Census: 1891 at 36 Norwich Street, East Dereham, Norfolk Census: 1901 at 36 Norwich Street, East Dereham, Norfolk Died: 11 Sep 1904 in East Dereham, Norfolk 8,9 Buried: 14 Sep 1904 in East Dereham Cemetery, East Dereham, Norfolk 10 Probate: 26 Oct 1904 Father: Robert Hase Wells (1774 - 1847) Mother: Elizabeth Crown (1781 - 1849)
Wife: Elizabeth Secker
Married name: Elizabeth Wells
Married: 16 Oct 1851 in East Dereham, Norfolk 11,9
Born: 1828 in Fakenham, Norfolk 12
Christened: 12 Oct 1828 in Fakenham, Norfolk 1
Census: 1841 in Back Street, East Dereham, Norfolk
Census: 1851 at Duke of York Inn, East Dereham, Norfolk
Occupation: 1851 Waitress 12
Census: 1861 in East Dereham, Norfolk
Census: 1871 in Russell Place, East Dereham, Norfolk
Census: 1881 in Norwich Street, East Dereham, Norfolk
Died: 1887 in Norfolk 9
Buried: 26 Nov 1887 in East Dereham Cemetery, East Dereham, Norfolk 10
Father: Robert Secker (1784 - 1840)
Mother: Martha Dawdy Maris (1787 - 1834)
1 M Ernest William Wells | Born: 19 Jul 1852 East Dereham, Norfolk 13,9,14,1 sp. Mary Ness |Married: Grahamstown, South Africa 15 Born: ABT 1849 Died: Jul 1916 | Died: 20 Mar 1928 Waterplaats 793, Pietersburg, South Africa 15
2 M Herbert Wells | Born: 1855 East Dereham, Norfolk 16,17 sp. Agnes Stimpson |Married: 1881 Norfolk 9 Born: 1862 Died: 7 Feb 1936 | Died: 4 Feb 1936 18 | Buried East Dereham, Norfolk 18
3 M William Wells | Born: 1857 East Dereham, Norfolk 13,9 | Died: 2 Sep 1919 44 Teignmouth Road, Brondesbury, London 15
4 F Minnie Wells | Born: 23 Jun 1861 Norwich Road, East Dereham, Norfolk 19 sp. Robert Edwin Horne |Married: 1 Jan 1885 East Dereham, Norfolk 9 Born: 18 Jan 1860 Died: 6 Dec 1933 | Died: 3 Feb 1897 East Dereham, Norfolk 20,9
Sources: (1) Parish Register. (2) 1841 Census. (3) Kellys Directories. (4) Census records. (5) Baptisms of children. (6) Birth of daughter Minnie. (7) Whites Directory of Norfolk 1883. (8) Will of William Wells 1904. (9) FreeBMD Website. (10) East Dereham Burials Transcript. (11) Marriage Certificate. (12) 1851 Census. (13) 1871 Census. (14) Elisabeth Burleigh pers. com. (15) Death notice. (16) Age at death. (17) GRO index. (18) Headstone. (19) Birth Certificate. (20) Monica Horne pers. com. For comments and questions about this family, email Howard Slatter Updated 5th January 2024 Name Index