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Household of James Meredith (born 1842, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 Meredith and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Meredith, born in 1842 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emily Meredith, born in 1846 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 8 children; Richard (born 1866 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Edward (born 1868 in -), John (born 1870 in Wednesbury, Gloucestershire, England), William (born 1873 in Wednesbury, Gloucestershire, England), Louisa (born 1875 in Normanby, Yorkshire, England), A Wilfred (born 1875 in Normanby, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1877 in Normanby, Yorkshire, England) and Edith E (born 1879 in Normanby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Annie (born 1872 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and James's Servant, Sarah (born 1861 in Pontypool, Montgomeryshire, Wales).


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James Meredith's household

Male

James

Meredith

Head
Female

Emily

Meredith

Wife
Male

Richard

Meredith

Son
Male

Edward

Meredith

Son
Male

John

Meredith

Son
Male

William

Meredith

Son
Female

Louisa

Meredith

Daughter
Male

A Wilfred

Meredith

Son
Male

Alfred

Meredith

Son
Female

Edith E

Meredith

Daughter
Female

Annie

Gough

Niece
Female

Sarah

Dobbs

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Meredith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Meredith

Head

Married

39

1842

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Emily

Meredith

Wife

Married

35

1846

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Richard

Meredith

Son

Single

15

1866

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Edward

Meredith

Son

Single

13

1868

-

John

Meredith

Son

Single

11

1870

Wednesbury, Gloucestershire, England

William

Meredith

Son

Single

8

1873

Wednesbury, Gloucestershire, England

Louisa

Meredith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Normanby, Yorkshire, England

A Wilfred

Meredith

Son

Single

6

1875

Normanby, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Meredith

Son

Single

4

1877

Normanby, Yorkshire, England

Edith E

Meredith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Normanby, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Gough

Niece

Single

9

1872

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Dobbs

Servant

Single

20

1861

Pontypool, Montgomeryshire, Wales

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