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Household of John Wells (born 1835, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dover, 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 1835 in Dover, Kent, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah M A Wells, born in 1841 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. They had 3 children; John R (born 1865 in Dover, Kent, England), Hannah M A (born 1867 in Dover, Kent, England) and Arthur H (born 1871 in Dover, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Minnie Burbridge, born in 1876 in Ewell, Kent, England.


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John Wells's household

Male

John

Wells

Head
Female

Hannah M A

Wells

Wife
Male

John R

Wells

Son
Female

Hannah M A

Wells

Daughter
Male

Arthur H

Wells

Son
Female

Minnie

Burbridge

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Dover, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wells

Head

Married

46

1835

Dover, Kent, England

Hannah M A

Wells

Wife

Married

40

1841

Norwich, Norfolk, England

John R

Wells

Son

Single

16

1865

Dover, Kent, England

Hannah M A

Wells

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Dover, Kent, England

Arthur H

Wells

Son

Single

10

1871

Dover, Kent, England

Minnie

Burbridge

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Ewell, Kent, England

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