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Household of Edwin H Meggs (born 1847, Jersey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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.

Edwin H Meggs and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin H Meggs, born in 1847 in Jersey, consisted of 5 members. Edwin H was the head of the household, married to Louisa Meggs, born in 1846 in Norwood, Surrey, England. They had 1 child; Marianne K, born 1873 in Sydenham, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin H's Lodger, James (born 1846 in Holt, Wiltshire, England) and Edwin H's Lodger, William (born 1857 in Capel, Bedfordshire, England).


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Edwin H Meggs's household

Male

Edwin H

Meggs

Head
Female

Louisa

Meggs

Wife
Female

Marianne K

Meggs

Daughter
Male

James

Woodman

Lodger
Male

William

Plummer

Lodger
First name(s) Edwin H
Last name Meggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Jersey, Channel Islands

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin H

Meggs

Head

Married

34

1847

Jersey, Channel Islands

Louisa

Meggs

Wife

Married

35

1846

Norwood, Surrey, England

Marianne K

Meggs

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sydenham, Kent, England

James

Woodman

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Holt, Wiltshire, England

William

Plummer

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Capel, Bedfordshire, England

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