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Household of Josiah Wells (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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.

Josiah Wells and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Wells, born in 1839 in , consisted of 10 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Caroline Wells, born in 1838 in -. They had 8 children; Mary Ann (born 1864 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Rebecca (born 1866 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Edward (born 1869 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1871 in Kingsland, Herefordshire, England), Arthur (born 1874 in Kingsland, Herefordshire, England), Caroline (born 1876 in Kingsland, Herefordshire, England), Albert (born 1878 in Kingsland, Herefordshire, England) and Laura (born 1880 in Kingsland, Herefordshire, England).


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Josiah Wells's household

Male

Josiah

Wells

Head
Female

Caroline

Wells

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Wells

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Wells

Daughter
Male

Edward

Wells

Son
Female

Alice

Wells

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Wells

Son
Female

Caroline

Wells

Daughter
Male

Albert

Wells

Son
Female

Laura

Wells

Daughter
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place -

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Wells

Head

Married

42

1839

-

Caroline

Wells

Wife

Married

43

1838

-

Mary Ann

Wells

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Rebecca

Wells

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Edward

Wells

Son

Single

12

1869

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Alice

Wells

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Kingsland, Herefordshire, England

Arthur

Wells

Son

Single

7

1874

Kingsland, Herefordshire, England

Caroline

Wells

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kingsland, Herefordshire, England

Albert

Wells

Son

Single

3

1878

Kingsland, Herefordshire, England

Laura

Wells

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Kingsland, Herefordshire, England

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