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Household of John Meridith (born 1820, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 Meridith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Meridith, born in 1820 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Comfort Meridith, born in 1820 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Enoch (born 1854 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England) and Comfort (born 1865 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Richard (born 1851 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), John's Boarder, Sarah (born 1844 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), John's Boarder, Mary Alice (born 1878 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, John (born 1879 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, George (born 1881 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England).


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John Meridith's household

Male

John

Meridith

Head
Female

Comfort

Meridith

Wife
Male

Enoch

Meridith

Son
Female

Comfort

Meridith

Daughter
Male

Richard

Edwards

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Edwards

Boarder
Female

Mary Alice

Edwards

Boarder
Male

John

Edwards

Boarder
Male

George

Edwards

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Meridith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Meridith

Head

Married

61

1820

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Comfort

Meridith

Wife

Married

61

1820

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Enoch

Meridith

Son

Widower

27

1854

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Comfort

Meridith

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Richard

Edwards

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Edwards

Boarder

Married

37

1844

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Mary Alice

Edwards

Boarder

Single

3

1878

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

John

Edwards

Boarder

Single

2

1879

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

George

Edwards

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

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