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Household of John Wells (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 1840 in Horton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wells, born in 1838 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man. They had 7 children; Clara (born 1866 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1868 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1870 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), John H (born 1875 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1877 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1879 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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John Wells's household

Male

John

Wells

Head
Female

Margaret

Wells

Wife
Female

Clara

Wells

Daughter
Male

William

Wells

Son
Female

Edith

Wells

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wells

Daughter
Male

John H

Wells

Son
Female

Florence

Wells

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Wells

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Horton, 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

41

1840

Horton, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Wells

Wife

Married

43

1838

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Clara

Wells

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

William

Wells

Son

Single

13

1868

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Wells

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Wells

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

John H

Wells

Son

Single

6

1875

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Wells

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Wells

Son

Single

2

1879

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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