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Household of Karl W Meid (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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.

Karl W Meid and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Karl W Meid, born in 1839 in , consisted of 6 members. Karl W was the head of the household, married to Helen Meid, born in 1843 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Helene (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Janet M (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Karl W's Servant, Isabella (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Karl W's Servant, Janet (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Karl W Meid's household

Male

Karl W

Meid

Head
Female

Helen

Meid

Wife
Female

Helene

Meid

Daughter
Female

Janet M

Meid

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Calder

Servant
Female

Janet

Milne

Servant
First name(s) Karl W
Last name Meid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Germany

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Karl W

Meid

Head

Married

42

1839

Germany

Helen

Meid

Wife

Married

38

1843

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helene

Meid

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet M

Meid

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Calder

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Milne

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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