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Household of Thomas Mewes (born 1840, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 Mewes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mewes, born in 1840 in Allendale, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Susannah Mewes, born in 1844 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Susannah (born 1869 in Page Bank, Durham, England), Thomas Robt (born 1872 in Durham, England), George (born 1873 in Durham, England), Jacob (born 1875 in Durham, England), John (born 1877 in Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Thomas Brian, born in 1815 in Cockfield, Durham, England.


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Thomas Mewes's household

Male

Thomas

Mewes

Head
Female

Susannah

Mewes

Wife
Female

Susannah

Mewes

Daughter
Male

Thomas Robt

Mewes

Son
Male

George

Mewes

Son
Male

Jacob

Mewes

Son
Male

John

Mewes

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mewes

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Brian

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mewes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Allendale, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mewes

Head

Married

41

1840

Allendale, Northumberland, England

Susannah

Mewes

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Susannah

Mewes

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Page Bank, Durham, England

Thomas Robt

Mewes

Son

Single

9

1872

Durham, England

George

Mewes

Son

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

Jacob

Mewes

Son

Single

6

1875

Durham, England

John

Mewes

Son

Single

4

1877

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Mewes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Durham, England

Thomas

Brian

Lodger

Widower

66

1815

Cockfield, Durham, England

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