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Household of John Wells (born 1834, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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 Wells and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wells, born in 1834 in Cripplegate, Middlesex, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wells, born in 1838 in Bishopsgate, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's -, Mary (born 1838 in Bishopsgate, Middlesex, England), John's -, Edward (born 1866 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), John's -, Mary Ann (born 1868 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), John's -, Emily (born 1871 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), John's -, Ada (born 1874 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), John's Lodger, Sarah (born 1834 in London, Middlesex, England), John's Lodger, Thomas Jas (born 1857 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England), John's Lodger, Isabella (born 1859 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), John's Lodger, Henry (born 1829 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), John's Lodger, Emma E (born 1850 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), John's Lodger, Edward (born 1849 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), John's Lodger, Caroline (born 1850 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and John's Lodger, Edward (born 1873 in Walthamstow, Essex, England).


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John Wells's household

Male

John

Wells

Head
Female

Mary

Wells

-
Male

Edward

Wells

-
Female

Mary Ann

Wells

-
Female

Emily

Wells

-
Female

Ada

Wells

-
Female

Sarah

Curry

Lodger
Male

Thomas Jas

Morton

Lodger
Female

Isabella

Morton

Lodger
Male

Henry

Hancock

Lodger
Female

Emma E

Hancock

Lodger
Male

Edward

Easum

Lodger
Female

Caroline

Easum

Lodger
Male

Edward

Easum

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Cripplegate, Middlesex, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wells

Head

Married

47

1834

Cripplegate, Middlesex, England

Mary

Wells

-

Married

43

1838

Bishopsgate, Middlesex, England

Edward

Wells

-

Single

15

1866

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Wells

-

Single

13

1868

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Emily

Wells

-

Single

10

1871

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Ada

Wells

-

Single

7

1874

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Curry

Lodger

Single

47

1834

London, Middlesex, England

Thomas Jas

Morton

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Isabella

Morton

Lodger

Married

22

1859

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Henry

Hancock

Lodger

Married

52

1829

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Emma E

Hancock

Lodger

Married

31

1850

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Edward

Easum

Lodger

Married

32

1849

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Easum

Lodger

Married

31

1850

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Edward

Easum

Lodger

Single

8

1873

Walthamstow, Essex, England

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