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Household of James Meech (born 1825, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beaminster, Dorset, 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 Meech and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Meech, born in 1825 in Mosterton, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Meech, born in 1831 in Netherbury, Dorset, England. They had 6 children; Alfred J (born 1861 in Bettiscombe, Dorset, England), Robert (born 1863 in Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England), Elizabeth A (born 1867 in Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England), John Way (born 1870 in Pilsdon, Dorset, England), Richard Wm (born 1871 in Pilsdon, Dorset, England) and George Hy (born 1875 in Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother In Law, John Govier, born in 1839 in Netherbury, Dorset, England.


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James Meech's household

Male

James

Meech

Head
Female

Martha

Meech

Wife
Male

Alfred J

Meech

Son
Male

Robert

Meech

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Meech

Daughter
Male

John Way

Meech

Son
Male

Richard Wm

Meech

Son
Male

George Hy

Meech

Son
Male

John

Govier

Brother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Meech
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Mosterton, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Meech

Head

Married

56

1825

Mosterton, Dorset, England

Martha

Meech

Wife

Married

50

1831

Netherbury, Dorset, England

Alfred J

Meech

Son

Single

20

1861

Bettiscombe, Dorset, England

Robert

Meech

Son

Single

18

1863

Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England

Elizabeth A

Meech

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England

John Way

Meech

Son

Single

11

1870

Pilsdon, Dorset, England

Richard Wm

Meech

Son

Single

10

1871

Pilsdon, Dorset, England

George Hy

Meech

Son

Single

6

1875

Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England

John

Govier

Brother In Law

Single

42

1839

Netherbury, Dorset, England

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