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Household of Benjamin Wells (born 1854, 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.

Benjamin Wells and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Wells, born in 1854 in Norwood Green, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Frances Wells, born in 1852 in Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Arthur, born 1877 in Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Brother In Law, Willie Fawcett, born in 1870 in Germany.


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Benjamin Wells's household

Male

Benjamin

Wells

Head
Female

Frances

Wells

Wife
Male

Arthur

Wells

Son
Male

Willie

Fawcett

Brother In Law
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Norwood Green, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Wells

Head

Married

27

1854

Norwood Green, Yorkshire, England

Frances

Wells

Wife

Married

29

1852

Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Wells

Son

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

Willie

Fawcett

Brother In Law

Single

11

1870

Germany

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