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Household of Joseph Meek (born 1810, Yorkshire)
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.
Joseph Meek and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Meek, born in 1810 in Malton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Meek, born in 1818 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1851 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Frances E (born 1855 in Wigan, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Joseph A, born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Ireland), Joseph's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Shropshire, England) and Joseph's Visitor, George (born 1842 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
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Joseph Meek's household
Joseph
Meek
Head
Sarah
Meek
Wife
Mary A
Meek
Daughter
Frances E
Meek
Daughter
Joseph A
Meek
Grand Son
Mary
Hanrahan
Servant
Margaret
Wilks
Servant
George
Meek
Visitor
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Meek |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 71 |
| Birth year | 1810 |
| Birth place | Malton, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Meek | Head | Married | 71 | 1810 | Malton, Yorkshire, England | |
Sarah | Meek | Wife | Married | 63 | 1818 | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England | |
Mary A | Meek | Daughter | Single | 30 | 1851 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Frances E | Meek | Daughter | Single | 26 | 1855 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph A | Meek | Grand Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Hanrahan | Servant | Single | 20 | 1861 | Ireland | |
Margaret | Wilks | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Shropshire, England | |
George | Meek | Visitor | Married | 39 | 1842 | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
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