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Household of Thomas Wells (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wells, born in 1847 in Lanchester, Durham, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ann Wells, born in 1846 in Easington, Durham, England. They had 9 children; Matthew Howey (born 1869 in Winlaton, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1870 in Stocksfield, Northumberland, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Winlaton, Durham, England), Joseph Anderson (born 1873 in Winlaton, Durham, England), Benjamin (born 1874 in Winlaton, Durham, England), Susanna (born 1877 in Winlaton, Durham, England), Ada (born 1879 in Winlaton, Durham, England), George (born 1879 in Winlaton, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Winlaton, Durham, England).


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Thomas Wells's household

Male

Thomas

Wells

Head
Female

Margaret Ann

Wells

Wife
Male

Matthew Howey

Wells

Son
Female

Margaret

Wells

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wells

Daughter
Male

Joseph Anderson

Wells

Son
Male

Benjamin

Wells

Son
Female

Susanna

Wells

Daughter
Female

Ada

Wells

Daughter
Male

George

Wells

Son
Male

Robert

Wells

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lanchester, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wells

Head

Married

34

1847

Lanchester, Durham, England

Margaret Ann

Wells

Wife

Married

35

1846

Easington, Durham, England

Matthew Howey

Wells

Son

Single

12

1869

Winlaton, Durham, England

Margaret

Wells

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Stocksfield, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Wells

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Winlaton, Durham, England

Joseph Anderson

Wells

Son

Single

8

1873

Winlaton, Durham, England

Benjamin

Wells

Son

Single

7

1874

Winlaton, Durham, England

Susanna

Wells

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Winlaton, Durham, England

Ada

Wells

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Winlaton, Durham, England

George

Wells

Son

Single

2

1879

Winlaton, Durham, England

Robert

Wells

Son

Single

0

1881

Winlaton, Durham, England

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