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Household of Thomas Meik (born 1812, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 Meik and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Meik, born in 1812 in Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Julia Meik, born in 1826 in England. They had 2 children; Charles Scott (born 1854 in England) and Henry Hunter (born 1861 in England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, William (born 1864 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1852 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Isabella (born 1857 in Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Thomas Meik's household

Male

Thomas

Meik

Head
Female

Julia

Meik

Wife
Male

Charles Scott

Meik

Son
Male

Henry Hunter

Meik

Son
Male

William

Bate

Visitor
Female

Mary

Aithie

Servant
Female

Isabella

Skinner

Servant
Female

Margaret

Aithie

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Meik
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Meik

Head

Married

69

1812

Midlothian, Scotland

Julia

Meik

Wife

Married

55

1826

England

Charles Scott

Meik

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

England

Henry Hunter

Meik

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

England

William

Bate

Visitor

Unmarried

17

1864

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Aithie

Servant

-

29

1852

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Skinner

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Aithie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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