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Household of Joseph Meakin (born 1813, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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.

Joseph Meakin and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Meakin, born in 1813 in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, consisted of 3 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Sarah Ann, born 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Dorothy Unsworth, born in 1831 in Chorley, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Meakin's household

Male

Joseph

Meakin

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Meakin

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Unsworth

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Meakin
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Meakin

Head

Widower

68

1813

Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England

Sarah Ann

Meakin

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Unsworth

Servant

Widow

50

1831

Chorley, Lancashire, England

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