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Household of John A Wells (born 1837, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

John A Wells and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John A Wells, born in 1837 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 11 members. John A was the head of the household, married to Jannet Wells, born in 1843 in Piccadilly. They had 8 children; Jessie M (born 1864 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England), Herbert J (born 1866 in Kingsland, Herefordshire, England), Barbara A (born 1868 in Dalston, Cumberland, England), Florence L (born 1871 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England), Nellie C (born 1873 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), James R (born 1875 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Edith (born 1878 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and Mary (born 1879 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John A's None, Eliza Morris, born in 1861 in Willesden, Middlesex, England.


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John A Wells's household

Male

John A

Wells

Head
Female

Jannet

Wells

Wife
Female

Jessie M

Wells

Daughter
Male

Herbert J

Wells

Son
Female

Barbara A

Wells

Daughter
Female

Florence L

Wells

Daughter
Female

Nellie C

Wells

Daughter
Male

James R

Wells

Son
Female

Edith

Wells

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wells

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Morris

None
First name(s) John A
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John A

Wells

Head

Married

44

1837

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jannet

Wells

Wife

Married

38

1843

Piccadilly

Jessie M

Wells

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Herbert J

Wells

Son

Single

15

1866

Kingsland, Herefordshire, England

Barbara A

Wells

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Dalston, Cumberland, England

Florence L

Wells

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Nellie C

Wells

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Paddington, Middlesex, England

James R

Wells

Son

Single

6

1875

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Edith

Wells

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Mary

Wells

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Morris

None

Single

20

1861

Willesden, Middlesex, England

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