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Household of John Wells (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 1850 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wells, born in 1845 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Henry (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Charles E Clement (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Bertha Elizabeth (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Ernest (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Wells's household

Male

John

Wells

Head
Female

Mary

Wells

Wife
Male

Henry

Wells

Son
Male

Charles E Clement

Wells

Son
Female

Bertha Elizabeth

Wells

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Wells

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wells

Head

Married

31

1850

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wells

Wife

Married

36

1845

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Wells

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles E Clement

Wells

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Bertha Elizabeth

Wells

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Wells

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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