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Household of Samuel Wells (born 1826, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Wells, born in 1826 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Wells, born in 1824 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1861 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1863 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Thomas (born 1871 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Samuel Wells's household

Male

Samuel

Wells

Head
Female

Charlotte

Wells

Wife
Male

Peter

Wells

Son
Male

John

Wells

Son
Female

Margaret

Wells

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wells

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Wells

Head

Married

55

1826

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Wells

Wife

Married

57

1824

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Wells

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Wells

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Wells

Daughter

-

14

1867

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Wells

Son

-

10

1871

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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