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Household of William Wells (born 1835, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, 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.

William Wells and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wells, born in 1835 in Islington, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A L Wells, born in 1845 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Douglas L H (born 1868 in London, Middlesex, England), Harold O (born 1875 in London, Middlesex, England) and Lilian M (born 1879 in Camberwell, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's -, Mary E (born 1855 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William's -, Rhoda (born 1864 in Romford, Essex, England), William's -, Margaret (born 1857 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and William's -, Sarah (born 1840 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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William Wells's household

Male

William

Wells

Head
Female

Mary A L

Wells

Wife
Male

Douglas L H

Wells

Son
Male

Harold O

Wells

Son
Female

Lilian M

Wells

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Fox

-
Female

Rhoda

Yallop

-
Female

Margaret

Gill

-
Female

Sarah

Hatfield

-
First name(s) William
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Islington, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wells

Head

Married

46

1835

Islington, Middlesex, England

Mary A L

Wells

Wife

Married

36

1845

London, Middlesex, England

Douglas L H

Wells

Son

Single

13

1868

London, Middlesex, England

Harold O

Wells

Son

Single

6

1875

London, Middlesex, England

Lilian M

Wells

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Mary E

Fox

-

Single

26

1855

City of London, Middlesex, England

Rhoda

Yallop

-

Single

17

1864

Romford, Essex, England

Margaret

Gill

-

Single

24

1857

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Sarah

Hatfield

-

Single

41

1840

City of London, Middlesex, England

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