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Household of John Wells (born 1845, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, 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 1845 in Hadlow, Kent, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Eliza Wells, born in 1850 in Hadlow, Kent, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1871 in Hadlow, Kent, England), Jane Eliza (born 1873 in Hadlow, Kent, England), Emma (born 1876 in Hadlow, Kent, England) and Tryphena (born 1879 in Hadlow, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Elizabeth Smith, born in 1805 in Hadlow, Kent, England.


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John Wells's household

Male

John

Wells

Head
Female

Jane Eliza

Wells

Wife
Male

John

Wells

Son
Female

Jane Eliza

Wells

Daughter
Female

Emma

Wells

Daughter
Female

Tryphena

Wells

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Hadlow, 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

36

1845

Hadlow, Kent, England

Jane Eliza

Wells

Wife

Married

31

1850

Hadlow, Kent, England

John

Wells

Son

Single

10

1871

Hadlow, Kent, England

Jane Eliza

Wells

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hadlow, Kent, England

Emma

Wells

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hadlow, Kent, England

Tryphena

Wells

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hadlow, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Mother

Widow

76

1805

Hadlow, Kent, England

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