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Household of John C Wells (born 1831, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 C Wells and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John C Wells, born in 1831 in Gillingham, Kent, consisted of 8 members. John C was the head of the household, married to Mary Wells, born in 1840 in Gravesend, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Ada F (born 1871 in Dartford, Kent, England), Henry J (born 1873 in Dartford, Kent, England), Ernest R (born 1875 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Robert C (born 1878 in New Brompton, Kent, England) and Walter R (born 1880 in New Brompton, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John C's Niece, Martha M Corson, born in 1864 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.


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John C Wells's household

Male

John C

Wells

Head
Female

Mary

Wells

Wife
Female

Ada F

Wells

Daughter
Male

Henry J

Wells

Son
Male

Ernest R

Wells

Son
Male

Robert C

Wells

Son
Male

Walter R

Wells

Son
Female

Martha M

Corson

Niece
First name(s) John C
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Gillingham, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John C

Wells

Head

Married

50

1831

Gillingham, Kent, England

Mary

Wells

Wife

Married

41

1840

Gravesend, Kent, England

Ada F

Wells

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Dartford, Kent, England

Henry J

Wells

Son

Single

8

1873

Dartford, Kent, England

Ernest R

Wells

Son

Single

6

1875

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Robert C

Wells

Son

Single

3

1878

New Brompton, Kent, England

Walter R

Wells

Son

Single

1

1880

New Brompton, Kent, England

Martha M

Corson

Niece

Single

17

1864

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

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