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Household of Sidney Meachen (born 1844, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Petworth, Sussex, 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.

Sidney Meachen and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sidney Meachen, born in 1844 in Petworth, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. Sidney was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Meachen, born in 1843 in Petworth, Sussex, England. They had 4 children; Emma (born 1871 in Petworth, Sussex, England), Harriet (born 1873 in Petworth, Sussex, England), Alice (born 1875 in Petworth, Sussex, England) and Eda (born 1878 in Petworth, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sidney's Boarder, Charles Older, born in 1810 in Petworth, Sussex, England.


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Sidney Meachen's household

Male

Sidney

Meachen

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Meachen

Wife
Female

Emma

Meachen

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Meachen

Daughter
Female

Alice

Meachen

Daughter
Female

Eda

Meachen

Daughter
Male

Charles

Older

Boarder
First name(s) Sidney
Last name Meachen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Petworth, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sidney

Meachen

Head

Married

37

1844

Petworth, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Meachen

Wife

Married

38

1843

Petworth, Sussex, England

Emma

Meachen

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Petworth, Sussex, England

Harriet

Meachen

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Petworth, Sussex, England

Alice

Meachen

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Petworth, Sussex, England

Eda

Meachen

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Petworth, Sussex, England

Charles

Older

Boarder

Widower

71

1810

Petworth, Sussex, England

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