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Household of James Wells (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, Kent, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wells, born in 1837 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary M Wells, born in 1839 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. They had 4 children; James W (born 1866 in Eltham, Kent, England), Mary A (born 1868 in Eltham, Kent, England), George (born 1869 in Eltham, Kent, England) and Richard T (born 1876 in Shortlands, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Jane Tye, born in 1811 in Bromley, Kent, England.


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James Wells's household

Male

James

Wells

Head
Female

Mary M

Wells

Wife
Male

James W

Wells

Son
Female

Mary A

Wells

Daughter
Male

George

Wells

Son
Male

Richard T

Wells

Son
Female

Jane

Tye

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wells

Head

Married

44

1837

-

Mary M

Wells

Wife

Married

42

1839

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

James W

Wells

Son

Single

15

1866

Eltham, Kent, England

Mary A

Wells

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Eltham, Kent, England

George

Wells

Son

Single

12

1869

Eltham, Kent, England

Richard T

Wells

Son

Single

5

1876

Shortlands, Kent, England

Jane

Tye

Lodger

Single

70

1811

Bromley, Kent, England

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