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Household of Charles Meek (born 1849, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Charles Meek and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Meek, born in 1849 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Margaret Meek, born in 1839 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Step Son, William (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles's Step Daughter, Janet (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Charles's Step Son, Robert (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Charles Meek's household

Male

Charles

Meek

Head
Female

Margaret

Meek

Wife
Male

William

Dickson

Step Son
Female

Janet

Dickson

Step Daughter
Male

Robert

Dickson

Step Son
Male

Alexander

Meek

Son
Male

James

Meek

Son
First name(s) Charles
Last name Meek
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Meek

Head

Married

32

1849

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Meek

Wife

Married

42

1839

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Dickson

Step Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Dickson

Step Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Dickson

Step Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Meek

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Meek

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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