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Household of James Wells (born 1819, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, 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.

James Wells and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wells, born in 1819 in Somerset, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Francis (born 1862 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and Albert (born 1864 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Emily Page, born in 1851 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.


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James Wells's household

Male

James

Wells

Head
Female

Francis

Wells

Daughter
Male

Albert

Wells

Son
Female

Emily

Page

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wells

Head

Widower

62

1819

Somerset, England

Francis

Wells

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Albert

Wells

Son

Single

17

1864

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Emily

Page

Visitor

-

30

1851

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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