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Household of Joseph W Meadowcroft (born 1856, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Billericay, Essex, 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 W Meadowcroft and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph W Meadowcroft, born in 1856 in Brentwood, Essex, consisted of 8 members. Joseph W was the head of the household, married to Ellen Meadowcroft, born in 1853 in Nayland, Suffolk, England. They had 2 children; Alice M (born 1878 in Brentwood, Essex, England) and Phoebe E (born 1881 in Brentwood, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph W's Wifes Sister, Phoebe E (born 1858 in Nayland, Suffolk, England), Joseph W's Wifes Brother, George (born 1847 in Nayland, Suffolk, England), Joseph W's Wifes Brother, Harry (born 1860 in Nayland, Suffolk, England) and Joseph W's Lodger, Frederick (born 1863 in Wickham, Buckinghamshire, England).


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Joseph W Meadowcroft's household

Male

Joseph W

Meadowcroft

Head
Female

Ellen

Meadowcroft

Wife
Female

Alice M

Meadowcroft

Daughter
Female

Phoebe E

Meadowcroft

Daughter
Female

Phoebe E

Keningale

Wifes Sister
Male

George

Keningale

Wifes Brother
Male

Harry

Keningale

Wifes Brother
Male

Frederick

Hobbs

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph W
Last name Meadowcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Brentwood, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph W

Meadowcroft

Head

Married

25

1856

Brentwood, Essex, England

Ellen

Meadowcroft

Wife

Married

28

1853

Nayland, Suffolk, England

Alice M

Meadowcroft

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Brentwood, Essex, England

Phoebe E

Meadowcroft

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Brentwood, Essex, England

Phoebe E

Keningale

Wifes Sister

Single

23

1858

Nayland, Suffolk, England

George

Keningale

Wifes Brother

Single

34

1847

Nayland, Suffolk, England

Harry

Keningale

Wifes Brother

Single

21

1860

Nayland, Suffolk, England

Frederick

Hobbs

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Wickham, Buckinghamshire, England

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