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Household of John Wells (born 1847, Kent)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wells, born in 1847 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sophia Wells, born in 1847 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1869 in Kent, England), Arthur (born 1871 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Phoebe (born 1875 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Nelly (born 1876 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and John (born 1879 in Lewisham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder Lodger, William Peray, born in 1865 in Lewisham, Kent, England.
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John Wells's household
John
Wells
Head
Sophia
Wells
Wife
William
Wells
Son
Arthur
Wells
Son
Elizabeth
Wells
Daughter
Phoebe
Wells
Daughter
Nelly
Wells
Daughter
John
Wells
Son
William
Peray
Boarder Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Wells |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Wells | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England | |
Sophia | Wells | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | London, Middlesex, England | |
William | Wells | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Kent, England | |
Arthur | Wells | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Lewisham, Kent, England | |
Elizabeth | Wells | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Lewisham, Kent, England | |
Phoebe | Wells | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Lewisham, Kent, England | |
Nelly | Wells | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Lewisham, Kent, England | |
John | Wells | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Lewisham, Kent, England | |
William | Peray | Boarder Lodger | Single | 16 | 1865 | Lewisham, Kent, England |
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