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Household of Edward Meese (born 1841, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.

Edward Meese and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Meese, born in 1841 in Wordsley, Shropshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Jane Meese, born in 1842 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary J (born 1860 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Charles (born 1867 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1870 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Rhoda (born 1874 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Margaret (born 1877 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Edward (born 1879 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).


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Edward Meese's household

Male

Edward

Meese

Head
Female

Jane

Meese

Wife
Female

Mary J

Lawton

Daughter
Male

Charles

Lawton

Son
Male

John

Lawton

Son
Female

Rhoda

Lawton

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Lawton

Daughter
Male

Edward

Lawton

Son
First name(s) Edward
Last name Meese
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wordsley, Shropshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Meese

Head

Married

40

1841

Wordsley, Shropshire, England

Jane

Meese

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary J

Lawton

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Charles

Lawton

Son

Single

14

1867

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John

Lawton

Son

Single

11

1870

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Rhoda

Lawton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Margaret

Lawton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Edward

Lawton

Son

Single

2

1879

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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