Edward Francis Edge
Born 1833
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of William Wells (born 1841, Essex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, England
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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 Wells and 13 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wells, born in 1841 in Brentwood, Essex, consisted of 14 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Elizabeth Wells, born in 1842 in Kingsland, Middlesex, England. They had 8 children; Emma Elizabeth (born 1863 in Mountnessing, Essex, England), Lilian Maud (born 1870 in Dalston, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Alice Pheobe (born 1875 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1876 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Edith Annie (born 1880 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nurse, Mary Ann (born 1826 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Eliza Elizabett (born 1860 in Wymondham, Norfolk, England), William's Servant, Mary Louisa (born 1863 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and William's Servant, Bessie (born 1865 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
William Wells's household
William
Wells
Head
Emma Elizabeth
Wells
Wife
Emma Elizabeth
Wells
Daughter
Lilian Maud
Wells
Daughter
Henry
Wells
Son
Alice Pheobe
Wells
Daughter
Alfred
Wells
Son
Arthur
Wells
Son
Edith Annie
Wells
Daughter
Infant
Wells
Daughter
Mary Ann
Medcalf
Nurse
Eliza Elizabett
Warner
Servant
Mary Louisa
Mathews
Servant
Bessie
Clemens
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Wells |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Brentwood, Essex, England |
Household members (14 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Wells | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Brentwood, Essex, England | |
Emma Elizabeth | Wells | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Kingsland, Middlesex, England | |
Emma Elizabeth | Wells | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Mountnessing, Essex, England | |
Lilian Maud | Wells | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Dalston, Middlesex, England | |
Henry | Wells | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Islington, Middlesex, England | |
Alice Pheobe | Wells | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Islington, Middlesex, England | |
Alfred | Wells | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Hornsey, Middlesex, England | |
Arthur | Wells | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Islington, Middlesex, England | |
Edith Annie | Wells | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Islington, Middlesex, England | |
Infant | Wells | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Islington, Middlesex, England | |
Mary Ann | Medcalf | Nurse | Widow | 55 | 1826 | Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England | |
Eliza Elizabett | Warner | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Wymondham, Norfolk, England | |
Mary Louisa | Mathews | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Islington, Middlesex, England | |
Bessie | Clemens | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Plymouth, Devon, England |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Wells in Islington in 1881, and follow the Wells family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for William Wells
We’ve found William Wells in 796 family trees. Find out more about William Wells' household and view the Wells family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of William Wells, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.