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Household of Thomas Wells (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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.

Thomas Wells and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wells, born in 1831 in Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Lydia Wells, born in 1836 in Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Harry (born 1861 in Middlesex, England), Ernest (born 1869 in Middlesex, England) and Walter (born 1865 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Eliza (born 1865 in Middlesex, England), Thomas's Visitor, Eliza (born 1861 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Sarah J (born 1829 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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Thomas Wells's household

Male

Thomas

Wells

Head
Female

Lydia

Wells

Wife
Male

Harry

Wells

Son
Male

Ernest

Wells

Son
Male

Walter

Wells

Son
Female

Eliza

Oliver

Servant
Female

Eliza

Baizley

Visitor
Female

Sarah J

Edgley

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wells

Head

Married

50

1831

Middlesex, England

Lydia

Wells

Wife

Married

45

1836

Middlesex, England

Harry

Wells

Son

Single

20

1861

Middlesex, England

Ernest

Wells

Son

Single

12

1869

Middlesex, England

Walter

Wells

Son

Single

16

1865

Middlesex, England

Eliza

Oliver

Servant

Single

16

1865

Middlesex, England

Eliza

Baizley

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Islington, Middlesex, England

Sarah J

Edgley

Lodger

Single

52

1829

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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