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Household of James Mearns (born 1833, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 Mearns and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mearns, born in 1833 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1855 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1859 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Mary J (born 1857 in Jarrow, Durham, England), William C (born 1861 in Wallsend, Northumberland, England), Margaret (born 1863 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and James (born 1866 in Jarrow, Durham, England). He had 1 grandchild; Ellen, born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham.
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James Mearns's household
James
Mearns
Head
Elizabeth
Mearns
Daughter
Thomas
Mearns
Son
Mary J
Mearns
Daughter
William C
Mearns
Son
Margaret
Mearns
Daughter
James
Mearns
Son
Ellen
Hibbert
Grand Daughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Mearns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Sunderland, Durham, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Mearns | Head | Widower | 48 | 1833 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Mearns | Daughter | Single | 26 | 1855 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
Thomas | Mearns | Son | Single | 22 | 1859 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
Mary J | Mearns | Daughter | Single | 24 | 1857 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
William C | Mearns | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Wallsend, Northumberland, England | |
Margaret | Mearns | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
James | Mearns | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
Ellen | Hibbert | Grand Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | - |
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