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Household of Cook Wells (born 1856, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, 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.

Cook Wells and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cook Wells, born in 1856 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, consisted of 5 members. Cook was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Wells, born in 1856 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. They had 3 children; John Thomas (born 1878 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England), Lizzie (born 1879 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England) and Harry (born 1880 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England).


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Cook Wells's household

Male

Cook

Wells

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Wells

Wife
Male

John Thomas

Wells

Son
Female

Lizzie

Wells

Daughter
Male

Harry

Wells

Son
First name(s) Cook
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Cook

Wells

Head

Married

25

1856

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Mary Jane

Wells

Wife

Married

25

1856

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

John Thomas

Wells

Son

Single

3

1878

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Lizzie

Wells

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Harry

Wells

Son

Single

1

1880

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

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