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Household of Peter Meeks (born 1836, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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.
Peter Meeks and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Meeks, born in 1836 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary J Meeks, born in 1839 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Edward (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), Alice (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England), John (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England), Eliza (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England) and John (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Son Head, John (born 1855 in South Shields, Durham, England), Peter's Mother, Eliza (born 1814 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Peter's Lodger, John (born 1837 in South Shields, Durham, England).
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Peter Meeks's household
Peter
Meeks
Head
Mary J
Meeks
Wife
Edward
Meeks
Son
Alice
Meeks
Daughter
Thomas
Meeks
Son
John
Meeks
Son Head
Alice
Meeks
Wife
John
Meeks
Son
Eliza
Watson
Mother
John
Watson
Lodger
Eliza
Watson
Daughter
John
Watson
Son
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Meeks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Meeks | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Mary J | Meeks | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Edward | Meeks | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Alice | Meeks | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Thomas | Meeks | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
John | Meeks | Son Head | Married | 26 | 1855 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Alice | Meeks | Wife | Married | 20 | 1861 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
John | Meeks | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Eliza | Watson | Mother | Widow | 67 | 1814 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
John | Watson | Lodger | Married | 44 | 1837 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Eliza | Watson | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
John | Watson | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | South Shields, Durham, England |
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