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Household of John Meek (born 1832, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 Meek and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Meek, born in 1832 in Northumberland, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Meek, born in 1835 in Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1858 in Northumberland, England), John (born 1860 in Northumberland, England), Thomas (born 1862 in Northumberland, England), George (born 1865 in Northumberland, England), Mary Alice (born 1867 in Northumberland, England) and Elizabeth (born 1869 in Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1854 in -), John's Servant, John (born 1860 in Sheriff Hill, Durham, England) and John's Servant, Thomas (born 1864 in Scotland).


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John Meek's household

Male

John

Meek

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Meek

Wife
Male

Robert

Meek

Son
Male

John

Meek

Son
Male

Thomas

Meek

Son
Male

George

Meek

Son
Female

Mary Alice

Meek

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Meek

Daughter
Female

Mary

Readhead

Servant
Male

John

Pattison

Servant
Male

Thomas

Hamilton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Meek
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Northumberland, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Meek

Head

Married

49

1832

Northumberland, England

Mary Ann

Meek

Wife

Married

46

1835

Northumberland, England

Robert

Meek

Son

Single

23

1858

Northumberland, England

John

Meek

Son

Single

21

1860

Northumberland, England

Thomas

Meek

Son

Single

19

1862

Northumberland, England

George

Meek

Son

Single

16

1865

Northumberland, England

Mary Alice

Meek

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Meek

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Northumberland, England

Mary

Readhead

Servant

Single

27

1854

-

John

Pattison

Servant

Single

21

1860

Sheriff Hill, Durham, England

Thomas

Hamilton

Servant

Single

17

1864

Scotland

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