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Household of John Mewis (born 1848, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Mewis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mewis, born in 1848 in Truro, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Mewis, born in 1856 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1875 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England) and Arthur H (born 1879 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Ann (born 1819 in Chester, Cheshire, England), John's Boarder, Henry (born 1855 in Wales) and John's Boarder, Evan (born 1851 in Wales).


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John Mewis's household

Male

John

Mewis

Head
Female

Mary

Mewis

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Mewis

Daughter
Male

Arthur H

Mewis

Daughter
Female

Ann

Hughes

Lodger
Male

Henry

Rowland

Boarder
Male

Evan

Williams

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Mewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Truro, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mewis

Head

Married

33

1848

Truro, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Mewis

Wife

Married

25

1856

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Mewis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Arthur H

Mewis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Hughes

Lodger

Widow

62

1819

Chester, Cheshire, England

Henry

Rowland

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Wales

Evan

Williams

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Wales

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