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Household of William Wells (born 1841, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, 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 Wells and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wells, born in 1841 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rebecca E Wells, born in 1845 in Chislehampton, Oxfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Florence A (born 1871 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England), Fredrick V (born 1873 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England), Julia Fanny (born 1874 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England), Earnest Charles (born 1876 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England) and Alberta Maud (born 1880 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Cousin, Sarah (born 1846 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England) and William's Servant, Susan (born 1861 in Staffordshire, England).


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William Wells's household

Male

William

Wells

Head
Female

Rebecca E

Wells

Wife
Female

Florence A

Wells

Daughter
Male

Fredrick V

Wells

Son
Female

Julia Fanny

Wells

Daughter
Male

Earnest Charles

Wells

Son
Female

Alberta Maud

Wells

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Steel

Cousin
Female

Susan

Cook

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hammersmith, 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

40

1841

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Rebecca E

Wells

Wife

Married

36

1845

Chislehampton, Oxfordshire, England

Florence A

Wells

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Isleworth, Middlesex, England

Fredrick V

Wells

Son

Single

8

1873

Isleworth, Middlesex, England

Julia Fanny

Wells

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Isleworth, Middlesex, England

Earnest Charles

Wells

Son

Single

5

1876

Isleworth, Middlesex, England

Alberta Maud

Wells

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Isleworth, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Steel

Cousin

Single

35

1846

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Susan

Cook

Servant

Single

20

1861

Staffordshire, England

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