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Household of John Wells (born 1819, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wells, born in 1819 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan Wells, born in 1815 in Ilsington, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Emily, born 1854 in Lustleigh, Devon, England. They had 1 grandchild; Nellie, born 1875 in Lustleigh, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, James Sendon, born in 1867 in Devon, England.


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John Wells's household

Male

John

Wells

Head
Female

Susan

Wells

Wife
Female

Emily

Wells

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Wells

Grand Daughter
Male

James

Sendon

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wells

Head

Married

62

1819

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Susan

Wells

Wife

Married

66

1815

Ilsington, Devon, England

Emily

Wells

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Lustleigh, Devon, England

Nellie

Wells

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lustleigh, Devon, England

James

Sendon

Servant

Single

14

1867

Devon, England

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