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Household of John Wells (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ripon, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wells, born in 1845 in Kirklington, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Fanny Wells, born in 1855 in Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Alfred (born 1879 in Kirklington, Yorkshire, England), Jarvis (born 1880 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England) and Harry (born 1881 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Clara (born 1857 in Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Harriet (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Eliza (born 1867 in Studley, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, Arthur (born 1860 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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John Wells's household

Male

John

Wells

Head
Female

Fanny

Wells

Wife
Male

Alfred

Wells

Son
Male

Jarvis

Wells

Son
Male

Harry

Wells

Son
Female

Clara

Lupton

Sister In Law
Female

Harriet

Dolton

Servant
Female

Eliza

Ashby

Servant
Male

Arthur

Hodgers

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Kirklington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wells

Head

Married

36

1845

Kirklington, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Wells

Wife

Married

26

1855

Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Wells

Son

Single

2

1879

Kirklington, Yorkshire, England

Jarvis

Wells

Son

Single

1

1880

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Wells

Son

Single

0

1881

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Lupton

Sister In Law

Single

24

1857

Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Dolton

Servant

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Ashby

Servant

Single

14

1867

Studley, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Hodgers

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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