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Household of John Wells (born 1824, Essex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,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 Wells and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wells, born in 1824 in Southend, Essex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wells, born in 1826 in Deptford, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Jonathan (born 1857 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Daniel (born 1861 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Joseph (born 1865 in Greenwich, Kent, England), George (born 1868 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Benjamin (born 1873 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Mary Hughes, born in 1822 in Deptford, Kent, England.
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John Wells's household
John
Wells
Head
Elizabeth
Wells
Wife
Jonathan
Wells
Son
Daniel
Wells
Son
Joseph
Wells
Son
George
Wells
Son
Benjamin
Wells
Son
Mary
Hughes
Sister In Law
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Wells |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Southend, Essex, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Wells | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Southend, Essex, England | |
Elizabeth | Wells | Wife | Married | 55 | 1826 | Deptford, Kent, England | |
Jonathan | Wells | Son | Single | 24 | 1857 | Greenwich, Kent, England | |
Daniel | Wells | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Greenwich, Kent, England | |
Joseph | Wells | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Greenwich, Kent, England | |
George | Wells | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Greenwich, Kent, England | |
Benjamin | Wells | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Greenwich, Kent, England | |
Mary | Hughes | Sister In Law | Single | 59 | 1822 | Deptford, Kent, England |
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