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Household of Edward A Wells (born 1850, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

Edward A Wells and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward A Wells, born in 1850 in St Pancras, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Edward A was the head of the household, married to Mary A Wells, born in 1846 in Margate, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Edward W (born 1872 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Arthur G (born 1873 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Edith M (born 1876 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward A's Stepson, Alfred E (born 1869 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Edward A's Sister, Mary E (born 1839 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Edward A's Servant, M A (born 1866 in Biddenden, Kent, England).


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Edward A Wells's household

Male

Edward A

Wells

Head
Female

Mary A

Wells

Wife
Male

Edward W

Wells

Son
Male

Arthur G

Wells

Son
Female

Edith M

Wells

Daughter
Male

Alfred E

Bishop

Stepson
Female

Mary E

Wells

Sister
Female

M A

Stevens

Servant
First name(s) Edward A
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward A

Wells

Head

Married

31

1850

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Wells

Wife

Married

35

1846

Margate, Kent, England

Edward W

Wells

Son

Single

9

1872

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Arthur G

Wells

Son

Single

8

1873

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Edith M

Wells

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Alfred E

Bishop

Stepson

Single

12

1869

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Mary E

Wells

Sister

Single

42

1839

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

M A

Stevens

Servant

Single

15

1866

Biddenden, Kent, England

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