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Household of John Wells (born 1816)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 1816 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Wells, born in 1823 in Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1851 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), David (born 1856 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Elizabeth (born 1855 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Jessie (born 1864 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Christopher F Gibson, born in 1856 in Yorkshire, England.


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John Wells's household

Male

John

Wells

Head
Female

Agnes

Wells

Wife
Male

John

Wells

Son
Male

David

Wells

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wells

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Wells

Daughter
Male

Christopher F

Gibson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wells

Head

Married

65

1816

Scotland

Agnes

Wells

Wife

Married

58

1823

Scotland

John

Wells

Son

Single

30

1851

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

David

Wells

Son

Widower

25

1856

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Wells

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Gateshead, Durham, England

Jessie

Wells

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Gateshead, Durham, England

Christopher F

Gibson

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Yorkshire, England

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