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Household of Meshack Seaman (born 1798, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colchester, 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.

Meshack Seaman and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Meshack Seaman, born in 1798 in Boxford, Suffolk, consisted of 5 members. Meshack was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Josephine H, born 1848 in Colchester, Essex, England. He had 1 grandchild; Arthur G, born 1863 in Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Meshack's Servant, Alice E (born 1864 in Marks Tey, Essex, England) and Meshack's Servant, Ellen M P (born 1865 in Essex, England).


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Meshack Seaman's household

Male

Meshack

Seaman

Head
Female

Josephine H

Seaman

Daughter
Male

Arthur G

Seaman

Grand Son
Female

Alice E

Taylor

Servant
Female

Ellen M P

Thorrington

Servant
First name(s) Meshack
Last name Seaman
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 83
Birth year 1798
Birth place Boxford, Suffolk, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Meshack

Seaman

Head

Widower

83

1798

Boxford, Suffolk, England

Josephine H

Seaman

Daughter

Single

33

1848

Colchester, Essex, England

Arthur G

Seaman

Grand Son

Single

18

1863

Middlesex, England

Alice E

Taylor

Servant

Single

17

1864

Marks Tey, Essex, England

Ellen M P

Thorrington

Servant

Single

16

1865

Essex, England

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