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Household of Jesse Wells (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Jesse Wells and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jesse Wells, born in 1845 in , consisted of 5 members. Jesse was the head of the household, married to Emily Wells, born in 1850 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 2 children; Herbert John (born 1876 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Emily Maggie (born 1880 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jesse's Sister, Elizabeth Morris Chase, born in 1861 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.


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Jesse Wells's household

Male

Jesse

Wells

Head
Female

Emily

Wells

Wife
Male

Herbert John

Wells

Son
Female

Emily Maggie

Wells

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Morris

Chase

Sister
First name(s) Jesse
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place -

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jesse

Wells

Head

Married

36

1845

-

Emily

Wells

Wife

Married

31

1850

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Herbert John

Wells

Son

Single

5

1876

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Emily Maggie

Wells

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth Morris

Chase

Sister

Single

20

1861

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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