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Household of John Fowler Wells (born 1851, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, 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.

John Fowler Wells and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fowler Wells, born in 1851 in Broughton, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. John Fowler was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wells, born in 1857 in Broughton, Lincolnshire, England. They had 4 children; John A (born 1877 in Broughton, Lincolnshire, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Broughton, Lincolnshire, England), Alice (born 1880 in Broughton, Lincolnshire, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Broughton, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Fowler's Servant, Mary F (born 1865 in Broughton, Lincolnshire, England) and John Fowler's Servant, William (born 1865 in Broughton, Lincolnshire, England).


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John Fowler Wells's household

Male

John Fowler

Wells

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wells

Wife
Male

John A

Wells

Son
Female

Sarah

Wells

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wells

Daughter
Female

Annie

Wells

Daughter
Female

Mary F

Dann

Servant
Male

William

Millson

Servant
First name(s) John Fowler
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Broughton, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Fowler

Wells

Head

Married

30

1851

Broughton, Lincolnshire, England

Elizabeth

Wells

Wife

Married

24

1857

Broughton, Lincolnshire, England

John A

Wells

Son

Single

4

1877

Broughton, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah

Wells

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Broughton, Lincolnshire, England

Alice

Wells

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Broughton, Lincolnshire, England

Annie

Wells

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Broughton, Lincolnshire, England

Mary F

Dann

Servant

Single

16

1865

Broughton, Lincolnshire, England

William

Millson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Broughton, Lincolnshire, England

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