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Household of John Wells (born 1849, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wells, born in 1849 in Sacombe, Hertfordshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Wells, born in 1850 in Northamptonshire, England. They had 5 children; Henry W J (born 1873 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England), Ada A (born 1875 in Balby, Yorkshire, England), Florence E (born 1876 in Balby, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1879 in Balby, Yorkshire, England) and George R (born 1881 in Balby, Yorkshire, England).


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John Wells's household

Male

John

Wells

Head
Female

Emma

Wells

Wife
Male

Henry W J

Wells

Son
Female

Ada A

Wells

Daughter
Female

Florence E

Wells

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Wells

Daughter
Male

George R

Wells

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Sacombe, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wells

Head

Married

32

1849

Sacombe, Hertfordshire, England

Emma

Wells

Wife

Married

31

1850

Northamptonshire, England

Henry W J

Wells

Son

Single

8

1873

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Ada A

Wells

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Balby, Yorkshire, England

Florence E

Wells

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Balby, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Wells

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Balby, Yorkshire, England

George R

Wells

Son

Single

0

1881

Balby, Yorkshire, England

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