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Household of Edward Wells (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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.

Edward Wells and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Wells, born in 1848 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Jane H Wells, born in 1853 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas E (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John C (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Francis H (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Bernard (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Laurence (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Winifred E (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Mother In Law, Mary Harrison, born in 1817 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.


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Edward Wells's household

Male

Edward

Wells

Head
Female

Jane H

Wells

Wife
Male

Thomas E

Wells

Son
Female

Mary E

Wells

Daughter
Male

John C

Wells

Son
Male

Francis H

Wells

Son
Male

Bernard

Wells

Son
Male

Laurence

Wells

Son
Female

Winifred E

Wells

Daughter
Female

Mary

Harrison

Mother In Law
First name(s) Edward
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Wells

Head

Married

33

1848

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Jane H

Wells

Wife

Married

28

1853

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Thomas E

Wells

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Wells

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John C

Wells

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Francis H

Wells

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Bernard

Wells

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Laurence

Wells

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Winifred E

Wells

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Harrison

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

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