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Household of James Meekin (born 1851, Dunbartonshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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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 Meekin and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Meekin, born in 1851 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; William (born 1872 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandfather, William (born 1801 in Ireland), James's Boarder, John (born 1863 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and James's Relative, Unita (born 1821 in Ireland).
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James Meekin's household
James
Meekin
Head
William
Meekin
Son
John
Meekin
Son
William
Meekin
Grandfather
John
McCoole
Boarder
Unita
Meekin
Relative
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Meekin |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Meekin | Head | Widower | 30 | 1851 | Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
William | Meekin | Son | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Meekin | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Meekin | Grandfather | Married | 80 | 1801 | Ireland | |
John | McCoole | Boarder | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Unita | Meekin | Relative | Married | 60 | 1821 | Ireland |
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