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Household of Archibald Megget (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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.

Archibald Megget and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald Megget, born in 1840 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 11 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Alice Megget, born in 1843 in Ayton, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Archibald W (born 1864 in Halstead, Essex, England), Duncan L (born 1869 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Ernest E (born 1871 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Alice Maud (born 1873 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and Cecil Mobray (born 1874 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Archibald's Mother, Mary Jane (born 1813 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England), Archibald's Visitor, Philip M (born 1852 in Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales), Archibald's Servant, Eliza (born 1855 in Filey, Yorkshire, England) and Archibald's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).


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Archibald Megget's household

Male

Archibald

Megget

Head
Female

Alice

Megget

Wife
Male

Archibald W

Megget

Son
Male

Duncan L

Megget

Son
Male

Ernest E

Megget

Son
Female

Alice Maud

Megget

Daughter
Male

Cecil Mobray

Megget

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Megget

Mother
Male

Philip M

Richards

Visitor
Female

Eliza

Burr

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Crossling

Servant
First name(s) Archibald
Last name Megget
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Darlington, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

Megget

Head

Married

41

1840

Darlington, Durham, England

Alice

Megget

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ayton, Yorkshire, England

Archibald W

Megget

Son

Single

17

1864

Halstead, Essex, England

Duncan L

Megget

Son

Single

12

1869

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Ernest E

Megget

Son

Single

10

1871

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Alice Maud

Megget

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Cecil Mobray

Megget

Son

Single

7

1874

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Megget

Mother

Widow

68

1813

Tynemouth, Northumberland, England

Philip M

Richards

Visitor

Single

29

1852

Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales

Eliza

Burr

Servant

Single

26

1855

Filey, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Crossling

Servant

Single

19

1862

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

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