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Household of Sarah Meech (born 1815, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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.

Sarah Meech and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Meech, born in 1815 in Thorncombe, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Anna (born 1856 in Winsham, Somerset, England) and Emily (born 1860 in Winsham, Somerset, England). She had 2 grandchildren; Edwin (born 1879 in Winsham, Somerset, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Winsham, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sarah's Lodger Head, William Hitchcock, born in 1832 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England.


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Sarah Meech's household

Female

Sarah

Meech

Head
Female

Anna

Lacey

Daughter
Female

Emily

Meech

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Lacey

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Lacey

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Hitchcock

Lodger Head
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Meech
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Meech

Head

Widow

66

1815

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Anna

Lacey

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Winsham, Somerset, England

Emily

Meech

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Winsham, Somerset, England

Edwin

Lacey

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Winsham, Somerset, England

Mary

Lacey

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Winsham, Somerset, England

William

Hitchcock

Lodger Head

Single

49

1832

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

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