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Household of John Kells (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.

John Kells and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kells, born in 1839 in , consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Kells, born in 1837 in Thorp, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1866 in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England) and Richard (born 1880 in Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter In Law, Mary A (born 1864 in Robin Hood, Yorkshire, England), John's Son In Law, Joseph (born 1868 in Robin Hood, Yorkshire, England), John's Son In Law, Amos (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England) and John's Daughter In Law, Hannah (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England).


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John Kells's household

Male

John

Kells

Head
Female

Mary A

Kells

Wife
Female

Mary A

Sykes

Daughter In Law
Male

Joseph

Sykes

Son In Law
Male

Amos

Sykes

Son In Law
Female

Hannah

Sykes

Daughter In Law
Male

William

Kells

Son
Male

George

Kells

Son
Female

Mary A

Kells

Daughter
Female

Alice

Kells

Daughter
Male

Richard

Kells

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Kells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kells

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Mary A

Kells

Wife

Married

44

1837

Thorp, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Sykes

Daughter In Law

Single

17

1864

Robin Hood, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Sykes

Son In Law

Single

13

1868

Robin Hood, Yorkshire, England

Amos

Sykes

Son In Law

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Sykes

Daughter In Law

Single

13

1868

Yorkshire, England

William

Kells

Son

Single

15

1866

Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

George

Kells

Son

Single

13

1868

Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Kells

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

Alice

Kells

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

Richard

Kells

Son

Single

1

1880

Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire, England

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