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Household of Benjamin Wells (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

Benjamin Wells and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Wells, born in 1841 in Stainland, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Wells, born in 1843 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; John, born 1871 in Skircoat Green, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Wells's household

Male

Benjamin

Wells

Head
Female

Mary

Wells

Wife
Male

John

Wells

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Wells

Head

Married

40

1841

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wells

Wife

Married

38

1843

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

John

Wells

Son

Single

10

1871

Skircoat Green, Yorkshire, England

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