Thomas Wells
Born 1827
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Household of John Wells (born 1837, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wells, born in 1837 in Wigginton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wells, born in 1838 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Nellie (born 1872 in Wigginton, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1874 in Wigginton, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1877 in Wigginton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father In Law, Thomas (born 1804 in Yorkshire, England), John's Niece, Harriet (born 1867 in Wigginton, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, William (born 1858 in Haxby, Yorkshire, England).
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John Wells's household
John
Wells
Head
Mary
Wells
Wife
Nellie
Wells
Daughter
George
Wells
Son
John
Wells
Son
Thomas
Snaith
Father In Law
Harriet
Wells
Niece
William
Benson
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Wells |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Wigginton, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Wells | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Wigginton, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Wells | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Yorkshire, England | |
Nellie | Wells | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Wigginton, Yorkshire, England | |
George | Wells | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Wigginton, Yorkshire, England | |
John | Wells | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Wigginton, Yorkshire, England | |
Thomas | Snaith | Father In Law | Widower | 77 | 1804 | Yorkshire, England | |
Harriet | Wells | Niece | Single | 14 | 1867 | Wigginton, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Benson | Servant | Single | 23 | 1858 | Haxby, Yorkshire, England |
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