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Household of John Wells (born 1815, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wells, born in 1815 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Charles (born 1817 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), John's Niece, J (born 1856 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), John's Nephew, Thompson (born 1853 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), John's Nephew, Woodforth (born 1863 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and John's Grand Niece, Annie (born 1878 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).


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John Wells's household

Male

John

Wells

Head
Male

Charles

Wells

Brother
Female

J

Wells

Niece
Male

Thompson

Wells

Nephew
Male

Woodforth

Wells

Nephew
Female

Annie

Wells

Grand Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wells

Head

Widower

66

1815

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Wells

Brother

Widower

64

1817

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

J

Wells

Niece

Married

25

1856

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Thompson

Wells

Nephew

Single

28

1853

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Woodforth

Wells

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Wells

Grand Niece

Single

3

1878

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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