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Household of Tom Wells (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thirsk, 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.

Tom Wells and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Tom Wells, born in 1847 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Tom was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Wells, born in 1852 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Mary Elizabeth (born 1873 in Sinderby, Yorkshire, England), William Thomas (born 1874 in Sinderby, Yorkshire, England), Charles Henry (born 1877 in Sinderby, Yorkshire, England), John James (born 1879 in Holme, Yorkshire, England) and Earnest Alfred (born 1881 in Holme, Yorkshire, England).


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Tom Wells's household

Male

Tom

Wells

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Wells

Wife
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Wells

Daughter
Male

William Thomas

Wells

Son
Male

Charles Henry

Wells

Son
Male

John James

Wells

Son
Male

Earnest Alfred

Wells

Son
First name(s) Tom
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Tom

Wells

Head

Married

34

1847

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Wells

Wife

Married

29

1852

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Mary Elizabeth

Wells

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sinderby, Yorkshire, England

William Thomas

Wells

Son

Single

7

1874

Sinderby, Yorkshire, England

Charles Henry

Wells

Son

Single

4

1877

Sinderby, Yorkshire, England

John James

Wells

Son

Single

2

1879

Holme, Yorkshire, England

Earnest Alfred

Wells

Son

Single

0

1881

Holme, Yorkshire, England

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