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Household of Joseph Wells (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.

Joseph Wells and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wells, born in 1845 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Wells, born in 1849 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Fanny (born 1872 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Norman (born 1874 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England) and Alice M (born 1877 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, James J Steadman, born in 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Wells's household

Male

Joseph

Wells

Head
Female

Mary

Wells

Wife
Female

Fanny

Wells

Daughter
Male

Norman

Wells

Son
Female

Alice M

Wells

Daughter
Male

James J

Steadman

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wells

Head

Married

36

1845

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wells

Wife

Married

32

1849

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Wells

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Norman

Wells

Son

Single

7

1874

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Alice M

Wells

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

James J

Steadman

Servant

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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