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Household of John Meckings (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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 Meckings and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Meckings, born in 1829 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Meckings, born in 1835 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daugs, Sarah E (born 1871 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and John's Daugs, Jane (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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John Meckings's household

Male

John

Meckings

Head
Female

Sarah J

Meckings

Wife
Male

William

Meckings

Son
Female

Sarah E

Meckings

Daugs
Female

Jane

Meckings

Daugs
Male

Walter

Meckings

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Meckings
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Meckings

Head

Married

52

1829

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Meckings

Wife

Married

46

1835

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Meckings

Son

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Meckings

Daugs

Single

10

1871

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Jane

Meckings

Daugs

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Walter

Meckings

Son

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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