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Household of John Metchear (born 1811, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Southampton, Hampshire, 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 Metchear and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Metchear, born in 1811 in Portsea, Hampshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Mary Ann, born 1849 in Landport, Hampshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son Grand, Henry John (born 1872 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), John's Daughter Grand, Marian Alice (born 1874 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), John's Son Grand, William Walter (born 1877 in Southampton, Hampshire, England) and John's Son Grand, Ernest Arthur (born 1880 in Southampton, Hampshire, England).


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John Metchear's household

Male

John

Metchear

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Smith

Daughter
Male

Henry John

Smith

Son Grand
Female

Marian Alice

Smith

Daughter Grand
Male

William Walter

Smith

Son Grand
Male

Ernest Arthur

Smith

Son Grand
First name(s) John
Last name Metchear
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Portsea, Hampshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Metchear

Head

Widower

70

1811

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Mary Ann

Smith

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Landport, Hampshire, England

Henry John

Smith

Son Grand

Single

9

1872

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Marian Alice

Smith

Daughter Grand

Single

7

1874

Southampton, Hampshire, England

William Walter

Smith

Son Grand

Single

4

1877

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Ernest Arthur

Smith

Son Grand

Single

1

1880

Southampton, Hampshire, England

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