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Household of John Megson (born 1836, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 Megson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Megson, born in 1836 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emily Megson, born in 1839 in Wapping, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Robert P (born 1862 in Dalston, Middlesex, England), Marion (born 1864 in Dalston, Middlesex, England), Evelyn (born 1872 in Dalston, Middlesex, England), Harry (born 1874 in Dalston, Middlesex, England) and Lilian (born 1881 in Dalston, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Alice M Cornell, born in 1858 in -.


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John Megson's household

Male

John

Megson

Head
Female

Emily

Megson

Wife
Male

Robert P

Megson

Son
Female

Marion

Megson

Daughter
Female

Evelyn

Megson

Daughter
Male

Harry

Megson

Son
Female

Lilian

Megson

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Cornell

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Megson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Megson

Head

Married

45

1836

Southwark, Surrey, England

Emily

Megson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wapping, Middlesex, England

Robert P

Megson

Son

Single

19

1862

Dalston, Middlesex, England

Marion

Megson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Dalston, Middlesex, England

Evelyn

Megson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dalston, Middlesex, England

Harry

Megson

Son

Single

7

1874

Dalston, Middlesex, England

Lilian

Megson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Dalston, Middlesex, England

Alice M

Cornell

Servant

Single

23

1858

-

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