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Household of Robert Hy Meek (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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.

Robert Hy Meek and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Hy Meek, born in 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Robert Hy was the head of the household, married to Sarah D Meek, born in 1853 in Rainow, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1879 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Sarah S M (born 1881 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert Hy's Sister, Emily G (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Robert Hy's Assistant, Lambert L (born 1854 in Burpham, Sussex, England), Robert Hy's Apprentice, John F (born 1864 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England), Robert Hy's Apprentice, Arthur J (born 1864 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Robert Hy's Apprentice, Thomas E (born 1865 in Wincle, Cheshire, England), Robert Hy's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England) and Robert Hy's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1864 in Chesterton, Staffordshire, England).


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Robert Hy Meek's household

Male

Robert Hy

Meek

Head
Female

Sarah D

Meek

Wife
Male

Robert

Meek

Son
Female

Sarah S M

Meek

Daughter
Female

Emily G

Meek

Sister
Male

Lambert L

Page

Assistant
Male

John F

Beech

Apprentice
Male

Arthur J

Scott

Apprentice
Male

Thomas E

Shufflebotham

Apprentice
Female

Elizabeth

Cliffe

Servant
Female

Mary Jane

Hill

Servant
First name(s) Robert Hy
Last name Meek
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert Hy

Meek

Head

Married

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah D

Meek

Wife

Married

28

1853

Rainow, Cheshire, England

Robert

Meek

Son

Single

2

1879

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah S M

Meek

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Emily G

Meek

Sister

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lambert L

Page

Assistant

Married

27

1854

Burpham, Sussex, England

John F

Beech

Apprentice

Single

17

1864

Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England

Arthur J

Scott

Apprentice

Single

17

1864

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Thomas E

Shufflebotham

Apprentice

Single

16

1865

Wincle, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Cliffe

Servant

Single

18

1863

Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Mary Jane

Hill

Servant

Single

17

1864

Chesterton, Staffordshire, England

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