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Household of Edward Wells (born 1825, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Coventry, Warwickshire, 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 Wells and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Wells, born in 1825 in Coventry, Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Ann Wells, born in 1826 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. They had 3 children; Rose (born 1857 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England), Alfred (born 1867 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England) and Emily (born 1871 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Nurse Child, Percy (born 1881 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Edward's Boarder, Henry (born 1857 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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Edward Wells's household

Male

Edward

Wells

Head
Female

Ann

Wells

Wife
Female

Rose

Wells

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Wells

Son
Female

Emily

Wells

Daughter
Male

Percy

Herbert

Nurse Child
Male

Henry

Sprayson

Boarder
Female

Martha

Sprayson

Wife
First name(s) Edward
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Wells

Head

Married

56

1825

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Ann

Wells

Wife

Married

55

1826

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Rose

Wells

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Alfred

Wells

Son

Single

14

1867

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Emily

Wells

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Percy

Herbert

Nurse Child

Single

0

1881

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Henry

Sprayson

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Martha

Sprayson

Wife

Married

22

1859

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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