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Household of Silas Wells (born 1847, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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.

Silas Wells and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Silas Wells, born in 1847 in Old Leake, Lincolnshire, consisted of 5 members. Silas was the head of the household, married to Annie Wells, born in 1850 in Bentworth, Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Silas's Boarder, Frederick W (born 1862 in Exeter, Devon, England), Silas's Boarder, Sylvester A (born 1861 in Ireland) and Silas's Boarder, Burton (born 1860 in Bentworth, Hampshire, England).


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Silas Wells's household

Male

Silas

Wells

Head
Female

Annie

Wells

Wife
Male

Frederick W

Payne

Boarder
Male

Sylvester A

Keily

Boarder
Male

Burton

Wells

Boarder
First name(s) Silas
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Old Leake, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Silas

Wells

Head

Married

34

1847

Old Leake, Lincolnshire, England

Annie

Wells

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bentworth, Surrey, England

Frederick W

Payne

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Exeter, Devon, England

Sylvester A

Keily

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Ireland

Burton

Wells

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Bentworth, Hampshire, England

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