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Household of Thomas Meadows (born 1842, 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.

Thomas Meadows and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Meadows, born in 1842 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Meadows, born in 1840 in Haigh, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Lucy (born 1862 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1876 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Joseph (born 1873 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Father, John (born 1803 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Mother, Martha (born 1808 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Meadows's household

Male

Thomas

Meadows

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Meadows

Wife
Female

Lucy

Meadows

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Meadows

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Benison

Boarder
Male

John

Meadows

Father
Female

Martha

Meadows

Mother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Meadows
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Meadows

Head

Married

39

1842

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Meadows

Wife

Married

41

1840

Haigh, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Meadows

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Meadows

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Benison

Boarder

Single

8

1873

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Meadows

Father

Married

78

1803

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Martha

Meadows

Mother

Married

73

1808

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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