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Household of Robert W Wells (born 1848, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Robert W Wells and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert W Wells, born in 1848 in Sevenoaks, Kent, consisted of 6 members. Robert W was the head of the household, married to Mary A Wells, born in 1849 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Harold C (born 1880 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert W's Sister, Ellen (born 1843 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England) and Robert W's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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Robert W Wells's household

Male

Robert W

Wells

Head
Female

Mary A

Wells

Wife
Male

Harold C

Wells

Son
Female

Infant

Wells

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Wells

Sister
Female

Mary

Dodd

Servant
First name(s) Robert W
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert W

Wells

Head

Married

33

1848

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Mary A

Wells

Wife

Married

32

1849

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Harold C

Wells

Son

Single

1

1880

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Infant

Wells

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Wells

Sister

Single

38

1843

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Mary

Dodd

Servant

Single

20

1861

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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