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Household of James Meak (born 1825, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

James Meak and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Meak, born in 1825 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Meak, born in 1831 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1852 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Clara (born 1853 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England), James's Wifes Sister, Matilda (born 1829 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England), James's Other, Mary (born 1805 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in St Austell, Cornwall, England).


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James Meak's household

Male

James

Meak

Head
Female

Sarah

Meak

Wife
Male

William

Meak

Son
Female

Clara

Meak

Sister
Female

Matilda

Meak

Wifes Sister
Female

Mary

Lanford

Other
Female

Elizabeth

Anncar

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Meak
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Meak

Head

Married

56

1825

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Sarah

Meak

Wife

Married

50

1831

Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England

William

Meak

Son

Single

29

1852

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Clara

Meak

Sister

Single

28

1853

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Matilda

Meak

Wifes Sister

Single

52

1829

Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England

Mary

Lanford

Other

Widow

76

1805

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Anncar

Servant

Single

24

1857

St Austell, Cornwall, England

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