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Household of John Wells (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wells, born in 1819 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wells, born in 1823 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; William Henry (born 1855 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1863 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Gertrude (born 1865 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother In Law, William Hy Downes, born in 1835 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England.


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John Wells's household

Male

John

Wells

Head
Female

Mary

Wells

Wife
Male

William Henry

Wells

Son
Female

Emily

Wells

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Wells

Daughter
Male

William Hy

Downes

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Kingston upon Hull, 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

62

1819

Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wells

Wife

Married

58

1823

Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England

William Henry

Wells

Son

Single

26

1855

Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Wells

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude

Wells

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England

William Hy

Downes

Brother In Law

Single

46

1835

Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England

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