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Household of John Joseph Wells (born 1829, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Joseph Wells and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Joseph Wells, born in 1829 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. John Joseph was the head of the household, married to Annie A Wells, born in 1840 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Arthur (born 1868 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England), Emily E (born 1870 in King's Cross, Middlesex, England), Ada Louise (born 1872 in King's Cross, Middlesex, England), Albert Vernon (born 1874 in Loughton, Essex, England), Annie Amanda (born 1876 in Loughton, Essex, England), Frederick George (born 1879 in Woodford, Essex, England) and Horace Rodrick (born 1881 in Woodford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John Joseph's Boarder, Ernest Hillery Barrett, born in 1855 in Stepney, Middlesex, England.


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John Joseph Wells's household

Male

John Joseph

Wells

Head
Female

Annie A

Wells

Wife
Male

Arthur

Wells

Son
Female

Emily E

Wells

Daughter
Female

Ada Louise

Wells

Daughter
Male

Albert Vernon

Wells

Son
Female

Annie Amanda

Wells

Daughter
Male

Frederick George

Wells

Son
Male

Horace Rodrick

Wells

Son
Male

Ernest Hillery

Barrett

Boarder
First name(s) John Joseph
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Joseph

Wells

Head

Married

52

1829

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Annie A

Wells

Wife

Married

41

1840

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Wells

Son

Single

13

1868

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Emily E

Wells

Daughter

Single

11

1870

King's Cross, Middlesex, England

Ada Louise

Wells

Daughter

Single

9

1872

King's Cross, Middlesex, England

Albert Vernon

Wells

Son

Single

7

1874

Loughton, Essex, England

Annie Amanda

Wells

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Loughton, Essex, England

Frederick George

Wells

Son

Single

2

1879

Woodford, Essex, England

Horace Rodrick

Wells

Son

Single

0

1881

Woodford, Essex, England

Ernest Hillery

Barrett

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Stepney, Middlesex, England

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