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Household of John Wells (born 1845, Oxfordshire)

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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wells, born in 1845 in Deddington, Oxfordshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Wells, born in 1851 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. They had 3 children; John W (born 1874 in March, Cambridgeshire, England), Laura L (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Charles H (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Wells's household

Male

John

Wells

Head
Female

Mary A

Wells

Wife
Male

John W

Wells

Son
Female

Laura L

Wells

Daughter
Male

Charles H

Wells

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Deddington, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Wells

Head

Married

36

1845

Deddington, Oxfordshire, England

Mary A

Wells

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

John W

Wells

Son

Single

7

1874

March, Cambridgeshire, England

Laura L

Wells

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles H

Wells

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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