Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946)

Born 21 Sep 1866 in Bromley, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Isabel Mary (Wells) Smith — married 29 Oct 1891 (to 1894) in the Wandsworth registation district, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Amy Catherine (Robbins) Wells — married 1895 in Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 13 Aug 1946 at age 79 in Regents Park, City of London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

H G Wells is Notable.

H. G. Wells was one of the best known of modern British writers. He was a novelist, historian, scientific writer, sociologist and one of the foremost literary figures of his time. His most notable science fiction works include The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and The Island of Doctor Moreau.

Herbert George Wells was born at Atlas House, 46 High Street, Bromley, in Kent,[8] on 21 September 1866. Called “Bertie” in the family, he was the fourth and last child of Joseph Wells (a former domestic gardener, and at the time a shopkeeper and professional cricketer) and his wife, Sarah Neal (a former domestic servant).

The boy was a brilliant student and won scholarships to the Royal College of Science and to London University. After he graduated in 1888, Wells worked as a private tutor in biology for several years. In 1893 he returned to London and became a journalist.

He achieved his first fame with a series of fantastic scientific novels that were intended to express his social theories, but which people enjoyed as romances instead. Later Wells began to write humorous, satirical novels of English life, such as his Kipps and Love and Mr. Lewisham. Wells thought of himself as something of a political prophet. In his last years he made many gloomy predictions in such works as The Shape of Things to Come.

In 1891, ^[1]Wells married his cousin Isabel Mary Wells; the couple agreed to separate in 1894 ^[2]when he fell in love with one of his students, Amy Catherine Robbins (later known as Jane), whom he married in 1895. ^[3]He had two sons with Jane: George Philip (known as "Gip") in 1901 (d.1985) and Frank Richard in 1903 (d.1982). The marriage lasted until her death in 1927.

In September 1912, author and literary critic Rebecca West criticized writer H. G. Wells in a provocative review of his novel Marriage. The review attracted Wells's interest and an invitation to lunch. The two writers became lovers in late 1913, and their 10-year relationship produced a son, English author and literary critic Anthony West, born on 4 August 1914. Well's friendship with West lasted until his death in 1946.

Wells died of unspecified causes on 13 August 1946 at his home at 13 Hanover Terrace, Regent's Park, London, aged 79. He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium on 16 August 1946, his ashes scattered at sea near Old Harry Rocks. A commemorative blue plaque in his honor was installed at his home in Regent's Park.

Census returns

• 1871: Herbert Wells, age 4, born Bromley, Kent, England. Parents Joseph Wells (42) and Sarah Wells (43). Siblings Frances Wells (14), Frederick Wells (8). Resident 47 High Street , Bromley, Kent^[4]
• 1881: Herbert G . Wells, age 14, born Bromley, Kent, England. Boarder at grammar school, South Street, Midhurst, Sussex.^[5]
• 1891: Herbert G Wells, age 24, born Bromley, Kent, England; nephew of Mary Wells (age 54); resident 46 Fitzroy Road, St Pancras^[6]
• 1901: Herbert G Wells, age 34, born Bromley, Kent, England. Wife: Amy C Wells (28). Resident: Spade House, Sandgate.^[7]
• 1911: Herbert George Wells, age 44, born Bromley, Kent, England; resident 17 Church Row, Hampstead, London N W; wife Amy Catherine Wells (38); children George Philip Wells (9), Francis Richard Wells (7). ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ The marriage of Herbert George Wells (teacher) & Isabel Mary Wells was conducted on 29 October 1891 Wandsworth All Saints, Surrey [ London, England, Marriages and Banns, (1754-1921)]
2. ↑ Wife's Pettion [U.K., Civil Divorce Records, (1858-1914)]
3. ↑ GRO Marriage Index, Pancras Vol. 1b, Page 309 q December 1895
4. ↑ 1871 England Census, ancestry.com. Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter and St Paul; Town: Bromley, Kent, England. Registration district: Bromley; Sub-registration district: Bromley; ED, institution, or vessel: 8; Household schedule number: 78; Piece: 873; Folio: 68; Page Number: 21.
5. ↑ 1881 England Census, ancestry.com. Registration district: Midhurst; Civil Parish: Midhurst; ED, institution, or vessel: 9; Piece: 1131; Folio: 36; Page Number: 16
6. ↑ 1891 England Census, ancestry.com. Registration district: Pancras; Sub registration district: Regent; ED, institution, or vessel: 24; Piece: 118; Folio: 137; Page Number: 14.
7. ↑ 1901 England Census, ancestry.com. Civil Parish: Sandgate St Paul, Kent, England. Registration district: Elham; Sub-registration district: Folkestone; ED, institution, or vessel: 12; Piece: 848; Folio: 70; Page Number: 27; Household schedule number: 164
8. ↑ 1911 England Census, ancestry.com, 1911 England Census, District 8 (Hampstead); ED, institution, or vessel: 6; Piece: 596.

See Also:

• Wikidata: Item Q42511
• Wikipedia contributors. "H. G. Wells" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed 12 Feb 2017.
• Works by H G Wells at Project Gutenberg
• The World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. 18, 1958, pp. 8701-8702.
• 'Virginia Woolf' a biography by her nephew Quentin Bell, published by The Hogarth Press, Pimlico, London in 1996. ISBN 0 7126 7450 0, includes extensive family trees. Hundreds of friends, professional connections and people in the 'Bloomsbury set' are also mentioned in the text.'Virginia Woolf' a biography by her nephew Quentin Bell