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Household of John Meech (born 1842, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Devon,Dorset, 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 Meech and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Meech, born in 1842 in Crewkerne, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Julienne Meech, born in 1843 in Winsham, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Clara K (born 1870 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England), Francis (born 1872 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England), Rosa M (born 1875 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England), Ellen K (born 1878 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England), Sarah (born 1879 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant Head, Eliza (born 1865 in Kenton, Devon, England) and John's Visitor, Martha (born 1811 in Hawkchurch, Dorset, England).


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John Meech's household

Male

John

Meech

Head
Female

Julienne

Meech

Wife
Female

Clara K

Meech

Daughter
Male

Francis

Meech

Son
Female

Rosa M

Meech

Daughter
Female

Ellen K

Meech

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Meech

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Meech

Son
Female

Eliza

Crews

Servant Head
Female

Martha

Edwards

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Meech
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Meech

Head

Married

39

1842

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Julienne

Meech

Wife

Married

38

1843

Winsham, Somerset, England

Clara K

Meech

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Francis

Meech

Son

Single

9

1872

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Rosa M

Meech

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Ellen K

Meech

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Sarah

Meech

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Thomas

Meech

Son

Single

0

1881

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Eliza

Crews

Servant Head

Single

16

1865

Kenton, Devon, England

Martha

Edwards

Visitor

Widow

70

1811

Hawkchurch, Dorset, England

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