Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Henry Wells (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Wells, born in 1836 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Jane Wells, born in 1840 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Williamina, born 1858 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1865 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Henry's Step Son, James (born 1867 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland), Henry's Son-In-Law, John (born 1857 in -), Henry's Grandson, Archibald (born 1875 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Henry's Grandson, William (born 1881 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Henry Wells's household

Male

Henry

Wells

Head
Female

Jane

Wells

Wife
Female

Williamina

Richardson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Russel

Step Daughter
Male

James

Russel

Step Son
Male

John

Richardson

Son-In-Law
Male

Archibald

Russel

Grandson
Male

William

Richardson

Grandson
First name(s) Henry
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Wells

Head

Married

45

1836

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Wells

Wife

Married

41

1840

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Williamina

Richardson

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Russel

Step Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Russel

Step Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Richardson

Son-In-Law

Married

24

1857

-

Archibald

Russel

Grandson

Unmarried

6

1875

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Richardson

Grandson

Unmarried

0

1881

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Henry Wells in Old Machar in 1881, and follow the Wells family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Henry Wells

We’ve found Henry Wells in 303 family trees. Find out more about Henry Wells' household and view the Wells family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census