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Household of John Wells (born 1845, Yorkshire)

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 1845 in Hopperton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wells, born in 1846 in Scotland. They had 2 children; Joseph Wm (born 1876 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England) and Ernest I (born 1881 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Albert S (born 1871 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England), John's Step Son, Tom (born 1874 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, George (born 1854 in London, Middlesex, England).


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John Wells's household

Male

John

Wells

Head
Female

Mary

Wells

Wife
Male

Albert S

Cooper

Step Son
Male

Tom

Cooper

Step Son
Male

Joseph Wm

Wells

Son
Male

Ernest I

Wells

Son
Male

George

Duffield

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Hopperton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wells

Head

Married

36

1845

Hopperton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wells

Wife

Married

35

1846

Scotland

Albert S

Cooper

Step Son

Single

10

1871

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Cooper

Step Son

Single

7

1874

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Joseph Wm

Wells

Son

Single

5

1876

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Ernest I

Wells

Son

Single

0

1881

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

George

Duffield

Lodger

Single

27

1854

London, Middlesex, England

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