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Household of John Meadows (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

John Meadows and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Meadows, born in 1845 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Heppy Meadows, born in 1848 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1868 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1878 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Benjamin Parkes, born in 1839 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.


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John Meadows's household

Male

John

Meadows

Head
Female

Heppy

Meadows

Wife
Female

Jane

Meadows

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Meadows

Son
Male

Edward

Meadows

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Meadows

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Parkes

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Meadows
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Meadows

Head

Married

36

1845

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Heppy

Meadows

Wife

Married

33

1848

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Jane

Meadows

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Meadows

Son

Single

5

1876

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Meadows

Son

Single

3

1878

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Meadows

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Parkes

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

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