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Household of James Meirs (born 1830, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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 Meirs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Meirs, born in 1830 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Meirs, born in 1828 in Essex, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1861 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1864 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Louisa (born 1868 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1870 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Joseph (born 1856 in Bishopsgate, Middlesex, England) and James's Lodger, Joseph (born 1874 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England).


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James Meirs's household

Male

James

Meirs

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Meirs

Wife
Female

Annie

Meirs

Daughter
Female

Emma

Meirs

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Meirs

Daughter
Male

John

Meirs

Son
Male

Joseph

Kinchen

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Kinchen

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Meirs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Meirs

Head

Married

51

1830

Southwark, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Meirs

Wife

Married

53

1828

Essex, England

Annie

Meirs

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Emma

Meirs

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Meirs

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

John

Meirs

Son

Single

11

1870

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Kinchen

Lodger

Widower

25

1856

Bishopsgate, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Kinchen

Lodger

Single

7

1874

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

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