Please note Caldwell Street was called Holland Street in 1881 – see here.
Kelly’s Directory 1881 tells us that at 57 Holland street lived Mr William Wells, a Carpenter
Click here to see where this property would have stood on a modern day map.
Expanding on the info taken from Kelly’s Directory and looking at the Census we find out a little more…
Mr Wells can be seen living at this property along with his wife on the Census of 1881, the same year that the Kelly’s Directory I took my original information from was published. The Wells were a little better off than some of the occupants of what was then Holland Street, affording a servant called Mary. The property is no longer standing.
Name | Relation to head of household | Age | Year born | Town of birth | City of birth | Country of birth | Profession |
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William Wells | Head | 24 | 24 | Lambeth | London | England | Carpenter Employing 1 Man 1 Lad |
Harriett Wells | Wife | 36 | 36 | Althorn | Essex | England | / |
Mary Jane Duce | Servant | 15 | 15 | Burnham | Essex | England | Domestic Servant |