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Household of James Mecoy (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, 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.

James Mecoy and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mecoy, born in 1831 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Frances Mecoy, born in 1833 in Maidstone, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Edward (born 1859 in Maidstone, Kent, England), James (born 1861 in Maidstone, Kent, England) and Arthur (born 1866 in Maidstone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Frederick (born 1872 in High Wycombe, Kent, England) and James's Lodger, Matthew (born 1859 in Maidstone, Kent, England).


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James Mecoy's household

Male

James

Mecoy

Head
Female

Frances

Mecoy

Wife
Male

Edward

Mecoy

Son
Male

James

Mecoy

Son
Male

Arthur

Mecoy

Son
Male

Frederick

Britter

Visitor
Male

Matthew

Selves

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Mecoy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mecoy

Head

Married

50

1831

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Frances

Mecoy

Wife

Married

48

1833

Maidstone, Kent, England

Edward

Mecoy

Son

Single

22

1859

Maidstone, Kent, England

James

Mecoy

Son

Single

20

1861

Maidstone, Kent, England

Arthur

Mecoy

Son

Single

15

1866

Maidstone, Kent, England

Frederick

Britter

Visitor

Single

9

1872

High Wycombe, Kent, England

Matthew

Selves

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Maidstone, Kent, England

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