Catherine (Smith) Wells (abt. 1821 - abt. 1903)

Born about 1821 in Ireland

Wife of William Wells — married 1850 in Hull, E.Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died about Mar 1903 at about age 82 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Biography

Occupation

Occupation: Housekeeper

Date: 1901

Place: 6 Humber Court, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Note: Catherine was listed as a Housekeeper living with her Son Parkin (head of household) and son William (dock labourer) and daughter Emma (Charwoman).

Census

Name: Catherine Wells
County: Lincolnshire
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1861
Event Place: Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Registration District: Caistor
Residence Note: East Street
Gender: Female
Age: 39
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Shoe Binder
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1822
Birthplace: Ireland^[1]

Name: Catherine Wells
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1881
Event Place: Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Registration District: Caistor
Residence Note: Lower Burgess St
Gender: Female
Age: 60
Marital Status: Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1821
Birthplace: Ireland

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Wells Head M 56 Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Catherine Wells Wife F 60 Ireland
Emma Wells Daughter F 28 Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
William Harvey Lodger M 51 London, London, Middlesex, England
Freadric Grubb Lodger M 19 Hull, Yorkshire, England
Thomas Kirk Lodger M 23 Hull, Yorkshire, England
James Banks Lodger M 38 Hull, Yorkshire, England
Emma Banks Lodger F 30 Hull, Yorkshire, England^[2]

Name: Catherine Wells
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1891
County: Lincolnshire
Parish: Great Grimsby
Ecclesiastical Parish: ST JAMES
Registration District: Caistor
Residence Note: Burgess Street
Gender: Female
Age: 70
Marital Status: Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1821
Birthplace: Ireland

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Wm Wells Head M 66 Lincolnshire, England
Catherine Wells Wife F 70 Ireland
Emma Wells Daughter F 38 Lincolnshire, England
Samuel Siddel Boarder M 32 Lincolnshire, England
Fred Dice Boarder M 26 England
John Ansley Boarder M 29 Lincolnshire, England^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7HC-9M4 : 13 December 2017), Catherine Wells, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27V-1GR1 : 12 December 2017), Catherine Wells in household of William Wells, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 13, Piece/Folio 3268/56, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,959.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WTYH-PW2 : 12 December 2017), Catherine Wells in household of Wm Wells, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lincolnshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Stephen Panitzke for creating WikiTree profile Smith-47952 through the import of lesley.ged on Jul 9, 2013.