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Household of Henry Wells (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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.

Henry Wells and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Wells, born in 1831 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wells, born in 1834 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Clapton, Middlesex, England) and Emma (born 1874 in Clapton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Servant, Fanny Downs, born in 1851 in Gravesend, Kent, England.


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Henry Wells's household

Male

Henry

Wells

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wells

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Wells

Daughter
Female

Emma

Wells

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Downs

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Wells

Head

Married

50

1831

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Wells

Wife

Married

47

1834

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Wells

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Clapton, Middlesex, England

Emma

Wells

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Clapton, Middlesex, England

Fanny

Downs

Servant

Single

30

1851

Gravesend, Kent, England

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