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Household of Joseph Meaker (born 1827, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bristol, Gloucestershire, 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.

Joseph Meaker and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Meaker, born in 1827 in Puriton, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Louisa Meaker, born in 1822 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Walter (born 1852 in Bedminster, Somerset, England), James B (born 1854 in Bedminster, Somerset, England), Mary Alice (born 1857 in Bedminster, Somerset, England) and Hannah L (born 1865 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Bessie Holmes, born in 1864 in North Petherton, Somerset, England.


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Joseph Meaker's household

Male

Joseph

Meaker

Head
Female

Louisa

Meaker

Wife
Male

Walter

Meaker

Son
Male

James B

Meaker

Son
Female

Mary Alice

Meaker

Daughter
Female

Hannah L

Meaker

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Holmes

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Meaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Puriton, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Meaker

Head

Married

54

1827

Puriton, Somerset, England

Louisa

Meaker

Wife

Married

59

1822

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Walter

Meaker

Son

Single

29

1852

Bedminster, Somerset, England

James B

Meaker

Son

Single

27

1854

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Mary Alice

Meaker

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Hannah L

Meaker

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Bessie

Holmes

Servant

Single

17

1864

North Petherton, Somerset, England

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