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Household of Samuel Meadows (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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.

Samuel Meadows and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Meadows, born in 1845 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ann Meadows, born in 1849 in Standish, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John Hy (born 1871 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England), Martha G (born 1873 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1876 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England) and Amelia (born 1879 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Standish, Lancashire, England) and Samuel's Boarder, Henry (born 1866 in Standish, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Meadows's household

Male

Samuel

Meadows

Head
Female

Ann

Meadows

Wife
Male

John Hy

Meadows

Son
Female

Martha G

Meadows

Daughter
Female

Alice

Meadows

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Meadows

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Benthom

Boarder
Male

Henry

Benthom

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Meadows
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Meadows

Head

Married

36

1845

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ann

Meadows

Wife

Married

32

1849

Standish, Lancashire, England

John Hy

Meadows

Son

Single

10

1871

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Martha G

Meadows

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Alice

Meadows

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Meadows

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Benthom

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Standish, Lancashire, England

Henry

Benthom

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Standish, Lancashire, England

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