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Household of John Wells (born 1849, 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 Wells and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wells, born in 1849 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Wells, born in 1851 in -. They had 4 children; Emma (born 1873 in Chatham, Kent, England), Mary (born 1874 in Chatham, Kent, England), John (born 1876 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Helen (born 1879 in Chatham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother, Edward Samson, born in 1845 in Cobham, Kent, England.


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John Wells's household

Male

John

Wells

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Wells

Wife
Female

Emma

Wells

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wells

Daughter
Male

John

Wells

Son
Female

Helen

Wells

Daughter
Male

Edward

Samson

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wells

Head

Married

32

1849

Chatham, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Wells

Wife

Married

30

1851

-

Emma

Wells

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chatham, Kent, England

Mary

Wells

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Chatham, Kent, England

John

Wells

Son

Single

5

1876

Chatham, Kent, England

Helen

Wells

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chatham, Kent, England

Edward

Samson

Brother

Single

36

1845

Cobham, Kent, England

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