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Household of William P Wells (born 1840, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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.

William P Wells and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William P Wells, born in 1840 in Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, consisted of 10 members. William P was the head of the household, married to Ann Wells, born in 1847 in Surbiton, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Paider C (born 1869 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), Clara A (born 1870 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), Henry J (born 1875 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Arthur F (born 1877 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and Gertrude (born 1878 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William P's Brother, Courtenay (born 1841 in Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England), William P's Niece, Catherine (born 1857 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and William P's Servant, Ann (born 1866 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).


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William P Wells's household

Male

William P

Wells

Head
Female

Ann

Wells

Wife
Male

Paider C

Wells

Son
Female

Clara A

Wells

Daughter
Male

Henry J

Wells

Son
Male

Arthur F

Wells

Son
Female

Gertrude

Wells

Daughter
Male

Courtenay

Wells

Brother
Female

Catherine

Ottaway

Niece
Female

Ann

Swithenbank

Servant
First name(s) William P
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William P

Wells

Head

Married

41

1840

Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England

Ann

Wells

Wife

Married

34

1847

Surbiton, Surrey, England

Paider C

Wells

Son

Single

12

1869

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Clara A

Wells

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Henry J

Wells

Son

Single

6

1875

Plumstead, Kent, England

Arthur F

Wells

Son

Single

4

1877

Plumstead, Kent, England

Gertrude

Wells

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Courtenay

Wells

Brother

Single

40

1841

Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire, England

Catherine

Ottaway

Niece

Single

24

1857

Croydon, Surrey, England

Ann

Swithenbank

Servant

Single

15

1866

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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