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Household of Samuel Wells (born 1838, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, 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.

Samuel Wells and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Wells, born in 1838 in St George in the East, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wells, born in 1848 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Margaret E (born 1871 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England), Alfred H (born 1872 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England), Herbert J (born 1874 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England), Selina F (born 1876 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England), Percy H (born 1879 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England) and William H (born 1881 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Servant, Alice Bobbitt, born in 1863 in Suffolk, England.


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Samuel Wells's household

Male

Samuel

Wells

Head
Female

Margaret

Wells

Wife
Female

Margaret E

Wells

Daughter
Male

Alfred H

Wells

Son
Male

Herbert J

Wells

Son
Female

Selina F

Wells

Daughter
Male

Percy H

Wells

Son
Male

William H

Wells

Son
Female

Alice

Bobbitt

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Wells

Head

Married

43

1838

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Wells

Wife

Married

33

1848

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Margaret E

Wells

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Alfred H

Wells

Son

Single

9

1872

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Herbert J

Wells

Son

Single

7

1874

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Selina F

Wells

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Percy H

Wells

Son

Single

2

1879

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

William H

Wells

Son

Single

0

1881

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Alice

Bobbitt

Servant

Single

18

1863

Suffolk, England

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