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 James Wells (born 1840, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, Kent, England

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.

James Wells and 2 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wells, born in 1840 in Hythe, Kent, consisted of 3 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wells, born in 1838 in Hythe, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Neph, Charles E Wells, born in 1862 in Hythe, Kent, England.


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

James Wells's household

Male

James

Wells

Head
Female

Ellen

Wells

Wife
Male

Charles E

Wells

Neph
First name(s) James
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Hythe, Kent, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wells

Head

Married

41

1840

Hythe, Kent, England

Ellen

Wells

Wife

Married

43

1838

Hythe, Kent, England

Charles E

Wells

Neph

Single

19

1862

Hythe, Kent, England

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 James Wells in Elham in 1881, and follow the Wells family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Wells

We’ve found James Wells in 602 family trees. Find out more about James 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