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Household of John Wessels (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, London,Middlesex, 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 Wessels and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wessels, born in 1834 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Johanna Wessels, born in 1848 in Holland (Netherlands). They had 4 children; John (born 1868 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Louisa (born 1872 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Lodonik (born 1875 in Mile End, Middlesex, England) and Wilhelmina (born 1881 in Mile End, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Martha Harris, born in 1815 in Deptford, Kent, England.


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John Wessels's household

Male

John

Wessels

Head
Female

Johanna

Wessels

Wife
Male

John

Wessels

Son
Female

Louisa

Wessels

Daughter
Male

Lodonik

Wessels

Son
Female

Wilhelmina

Wessels

Daughter
Female

Martha

Harris

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wessels
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Germany

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wessels

Head

Married

47

1834

Germany

Johanna

Wessels

Wife

Married

33

1848

Holland (Netherlands)

John

Wessels

Son

Single

13

1868

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Wessels

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Lodonik

Wessels

Son

Single

6

1875

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Wilhelmina

Wessels

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Martha

Harris

Lodger

Widow

66

1815

Deptford, Kent, England

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