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Household of Josiah Meaker (born 1832, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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.

Josiah Meaker and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Meaker, born in 1832 in Catcott, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Meaker, born in 1835 in Ilchester, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Cornelius (born 1861 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Edith Elizth (born 1864 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England) and Jabez (born 1875 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Daughter Son, Josiah (born 1865 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Josiah's Niece, Emily (born 1877 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England) and Josiah's Nephew, Edwin Jno (born 1879 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England).


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Josiah Meaker's household

Male

Josiah

Meaker

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Meaker

Wife
Male

Cornelius

Meaker

Son
Female

Edith Elizth

Meaker

Daughter
Male

Josiah

Meaker

Daughter Son
Male

Jabez

Meaker

Son
Female

Emily

Andrews

Niece
Male

Edwin Jno

Andrews

Nephew
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Meaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Catcott, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Meaker

Head

Married

49

1832

Catcott, Somerset, England

Mary Jane

Meaker

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ilchester, Somerset, England

Cornelius

Meaker

Son

Single

20

1861

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Edith Elizth

Meaker

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Josiah

Meaker

Daughter Son

Single

16

1865

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Jabez

Meaker

Son

Single

6

1875

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Emily

Andrews

Niece

Single

4

1877

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Edwin Jno

Andrews

Nephew

Single

2

1879

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

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