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Household of Matthew Wells (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leyburn, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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.

Matthew Wells and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Wells, born in 1850 in Scruton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Tamar Wells, born in 1850 in Romanby, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John Robt (born 1873 in Romanby, Yorkshire, England), Mark (born 1877 in Durham, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1880 in Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Yorkshire, England).


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Matthew Wells's household

Male

Matthew

Wells

Head
Female

Tamar

Wells

Wife
Male

John Robt

Wells

Son
Male

Mark

Wells

Son
Male

Matthew

Wells

Son
Female

Mary

Wells

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wells

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Scruton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Wells

Head

Married

31

1850

Scruton, Yorkshire, England

Tamar

Wells

Wife

Married

31

1850

Romanby, Yorkshire, England

John Robt

Wells

Son

Single

8

1873

Romanby, Yorkshire, England

Mark

Wells

Son

Single

4

1877

Durham, Durham, England

Matthew

Wells

Son

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wells

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Wells

Son

Single

0

1881

Yorkshire, England

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