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Household of Abraham Wells (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

Abraham Wells and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Wells, born in 1826 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Ruth Wells, born in 1835 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Sowden (born 1861 in Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1863 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1865 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Hannah (born 1873 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Caroline (born 1857 in -). They had 1 grandchild; Albert Edward, born 1881 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Abraham's Son In Law, James White, born in 1857 in Lynton, Bedfordshire, England.


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Abraham Wells's household

Male

Abraham

Wells

Head
Female

Ruth

Wells

Wife
Male

Sowden

Wells

Son
Male

Joseph

Wells

Son
Female

Ann

Wells

Daughter
Female

Sarah Hannah

Wells

Daughter
Male

James

White

Son In Law
Female

Caroline

White

Daughter
Male

Albert Edward

White

Grand Son
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Wells

Head

Married

55

1826

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Wells

Wife

Married

46

1835

Yorkshire, England

Sowden

Wells

Son

Single

20

1861

Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Wells

Son

Single

18

1863

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Wells

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Hannah

Wells

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

James

White

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Lynton, Bedfordshire, England

Caroline

White

Daughter

Married

24

1857

-

Albert Edward

White

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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