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Household of Thomas Wells (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.

Thomas Wells and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wells, born in 1817 in Market Weighton, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wells, born in 1832 in Temple Hirst, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1862 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1864 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1869 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1872 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Wells's household

Male

Thomas

Wells

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wells

Wife
Male

George

Wells

Son
Male

Albert

Wells

Son
Female

Annie

Wells

Daughter
Female

Ada

Wells

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wells

Head

Married

64

1817

Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Wells

Wife

Married

49

1832

Temple Hirst, Yorkshire, England

George

Wells

Son

Single

19

1862

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Wells

Son

Single

17

1864

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Wells

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Wells

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

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