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Household of John Wells (born 1839, Sussex)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wells, born in 1839 in Sussex, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane G Wells, born in 1835 in Sussex, England. They had 4 children; Mary J (born 1868 in Sussex, England), Emily (born 1870 in Sussex, England), Caroline (born 1871 in Sussex, England) and Ernest (born 1873 in Gillingham, Kent, England).


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John Wells's household

Male

John

Wells

Head
Female

Jane G

Wells

Wife
Female

Mary J

Wells

Daughter
Female

Emily

Wells

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Wells

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Wells

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wells

Head

Married

42

1839

Sussex, England

Jane G

Wells

Wife

Married

46

1835

Sussex, England

Mary J

Wells

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sussex, England

Emily

Wells

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sussex, England

Caroline

Wells

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sussex, England

Ernest

Wells

Son

Single

8

1873

Gillingham, Kent, England

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