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Household of John Wells (born 1826, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thame, Oxfordshire, 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 1826 in Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rachel Wells, born in 1831 in Buckinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England), Emily (born 1860 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England), William A (born 1864 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England) and Annie A (born 1869 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Henry Drinkwater, born in 1861 in Kingston Stert, Oxfordshire, England.


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John Wells's household

Male

John

Wells

Head
Female

Rachel

Wells

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Wells

Daughter
Female

Emily

Wells

Daughter
Male

William A

Wells

Son
Female

Annie A

Wells

Daughter
Male

Henry

Drinkwater

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wells

Head

Married

55

1826

Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, England

Rachel

Wells

Wife

Married

50

1831

Buckinghamshire, England

Elizabeth

Wells

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Thame, Oxfordshire, England

Emily

Wells

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Thame, Oxfordshire, England

William A

Wells

Son

Single

17

1864

Thame, Oxfordshire, England

Annie A

Wells

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Thame, Oxfordshire, England

Henry

Drinkwater

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Kingston Stert, Oxfordshire, England

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