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Household of John Wells (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, 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 1841 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary H Wells, born in 1848 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Edgar (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Ann (born 1861 in Tarleton, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Ada (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Wells's household

Male

John

Wells

Head
Female

Mary H

Wells

Wife
Male

Edgar

Garton

Boarder
Female

Ann

Williams

Servant
Female

Ada

Brown

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wells

Head

Married

40

1841

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Mary H

Wells

Wife

Married

33

1848

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Edgar

Garton

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Williams

Servant

Single

20

1861

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Ada

Brown

Servant

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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