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Household of Joseph Wells (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thorne, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wells, born in 1838 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Wells, born in 1843 in Cawood, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Ann Eliza (born 1864 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England), John Joseph (born 1866 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England), Mary Elizabeth (born 1870 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England), George William (born 1872 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England), Charles Henry (born 1874 in Barwick, Yorkshire, England), Eva (born 1876 in Barwick, Yorkshire, England) and Richard (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Wells's household

Male

Joseph

Wells

Head
Female

Mary

Wells

Wife
Female

Ann Eliza

Wells

Daughter
Male

John Joseph

Wells

Son
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Wells

Daughter
Male

George William

Wells

Son
Male

Charles Henry

Wells

Son
Female

Eva

Wells

Daughter
Male

Richard

Wells

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wells

Head

Married

43

1838

Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wells

Wife

Married

38

1843

Cawood, Yorkshire, England

Ann Eliza

Wells

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

John Joseph

Wells

Son

Single

15

1866

Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Wells

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

George William

Wells

Son

Single

9

1872

Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

Charles Henry

Wells

Son

Single

7

1874

Barwick, Yorkshire, England

Eva

Wells

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Barwick, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Wells

Son

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

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