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Household of Robert Wells (born 1841, Gloucestershire)

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.

Robert Wells and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wells, born in 1841 in St George, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Emma Wells, born in 1845 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 5 children; George L (born 1870 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Sarah A (born 1872 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Robert L (born 1874 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Elizabeth M (born 1877 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Emma G (born 1881 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, Ellen Gascoigne, born in 1823 in Chatham, Kent, England.


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Robert Wells's household

Male

Robert

Wells

Head
Female

Emma

Wells

Wife
Male

George L

Wells

Son
Female

Sarah A

Wells

Daughter
Male

Robert L

Wells

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Wells

Daughter
Female

Emma G

Wells

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Gascoigne

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place St George, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wells

Head

Married

40

1841

St George, Gloucestershire, England

Emma

Wells

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

George L

Wells

Son

Single

11

1870

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah A

Wells

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Robert L

Wells

Son

Single

7

1874

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth M

Wells

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Emma G

Wells

Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Gascoigne

Lodger

Widow

58

1823

Chatham, Kent, England

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