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Household of Joseph Meekwell (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keighley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Meekwell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Meekwell, born in 1836 in Burnsall, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emma Meekwell, born in 1842 in Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Arthur (born 1869 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), Maria (born 1871 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), Smith (born 1874 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), David (born 1875 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1878 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England) and Isabella (born 1881 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother In Law, Mary Ann (born 1820 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, George (born 1864 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Meekwell's household

Male

Joseph

Meekwell

Head
Female

Emma

Meekwell

Wife
Male

Arthur

Meekwell

Son
Female

Maria

Meekwell

Daughter
Male

Smith

Meekwell

Son
Male

David

Meekwell

Son
Female

Eliza

Meekwell

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Meekwell

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Smith

Mother In Law
Male

George

Walton

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Meekwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Burnsall, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Meekwell

Head

Married

45

1836

Burnsall, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Meekwell

Wife

Married

39

1842

Staffordshire, England

Arthur

Meekwell

Son

Single

12

1869

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Meekwell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Smith

Meekwell

Son

Single

7

1874

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

David

Meekwell

Son

Single

6

1875

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Meekwell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Meekwell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Smith

Mother In Law

Widow

61

1820

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

George

Walton

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

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