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Household of John R Wells (born 1809, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, London,Middlesex, 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 R Wells and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John R Wells, born in 1809 in Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. John R was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Wells, born in 1835 in West Indies. They had 5 children; Rosalind (born 1867 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), John E B (born 1869 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Lionel T (born 1870 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Cicely A E (born 1872 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Justina G C (born 1873 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John R's Servant, Alice (born 1865 in Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England), John R's Servant, Louisa (born 1855 in St Martins, Middlesex, England) and John R's Servant, Louise J (born 1863 in St James, Middlesex, England).


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John R Wells's household

Male

John R

Wells

Head
Female

Sarah A

Wells

Wife
Female

Rosalind

Wells

Daughter
Male

John E B

Wells

Son
Male

Lionel T

Wells

Son
Female

Cicely A E

Wells

Daughter
Female

Justina G C

Wells

Daughter
Female

Alice

Welling

Servant
Female

Louisa

Edwards

Servant
Male

Louise J

Mc Donald

Servant
First name(s) John R
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John R

Wells

Head

Married

72

1809

Cornwall, England

Sarah A

Wells

Wife

Married

46

1835

West Indies

Rosalind

Wells

Daughter

Single

14

1867

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

John E B

Wells

Son

Single

12

1869

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Lionel T

Wells

Son

Single

11

1870

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Cicely A E

Wells

Daughter

Single

9

1872

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Justina G C

Wells

Daughter

Single

8

1873

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Alice

Welling

Servant

Single

16

1865

Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England

Louisa

Edwards

Servant

Single

26

1855

St Martins, Middlesex, England

Louise J

Mc Donald

Servant

Single

18

1863

St James, Middlesex, England

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