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Household of John Wells (born 1837, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Headington, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wells, born in 1837 in Wantage, Berkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Wells, born in 1835 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. They had 4 children; Frances (born 1862 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Robert (born 1868 in -), Edward (born 1872 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England) and Elisa (born 1876 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Mary Ann (born 1834 in Wantage, Berkshire, England) and John's Lodger, James (born 1803 in Sandford, Oxfordshire, England).


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John Wells's household

Male

John

Wells

Head
Female

Emma

Wells

Wife
Female

Frances

Wells

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wells

Son
Male

Edward

Wells

Son
Female

Elisa

Wells

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Westall

Visitor
Male

James

Miller

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wantage, Berkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wells

Head

Married

44

1837

Wantage, Berkshire, England

Emma

Wells

Wife

Married

46

1835

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Frances

Wells

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Robert

Wells

Son

Single

13

1868

-

Edward

Wells

Son

Single

9

1872

Isleworth, Middlesex, England

Elisa

Wells

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Mary Ann

Westall

Visitor

Widow

47

1834

Wantage, Berkshire, England

James

Miller

Lodger

Widower

78

1803

Sandford, Oxfordshire, England

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