William Francis Wells in London, Middlesex in the 1881 Census

Details of William Francis Wells of 11 & 13 Backchurch Lane, Whitechapel, London, Middlesex, England

First name(s): William Francis
Last name: Wells
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Birth year: 1832
Occupation: Rag Merchant & Ironmonger (Employing 2 Men)
Birth town: Lambeth
Birth county: Surrey
Birth place: England
Street: 11 & 13 Backchurch Lane
Town: —
Parish: Whitechapel
County: London, Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Whitechapel

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Clara Ann	Last name Wells	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 47	Birth year 1834	Occupation -	Birth place -
First name(s) John Edward	Last name Wells	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 21	Birth year 1860	Occupation Rag Merchants Assistant	Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
First name(s) William Thomas	Last name Wells	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 17	Birth year 1864	Occupation Printers Assistant	Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Emma Beatrice	Last name Wells	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 14	Birth year 1867	Occupation Domestic Servant	Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Harry Pritchitt	Last name Wells	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 12	Birth year 1869	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Rose Pritchitt	Last name Wells	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 6	Birth year 1875	Occupation -	Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Wells family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Francis Wells and 6 other people

Wells family summary

NAME: William Francis Wells
BORN: 1832
BIRTH COUNTY: Surrey
ADDRESS IN 1881: Whitechapel, London, Middlesex, England