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Household of William Meadows (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire,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.

William Meadows and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Meadows, born in 1840 in Hindley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Meadows, born in 1847 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Edith Blanche (born 1868 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), Egerton Taylor (born 1871 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), John Taylor (born 1873 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), Jessie Maud (born 1875 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England) and James Wentworth (born 1879 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Settle, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Lucy (born 1865 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England).


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William Meadows's household

Male

William

Meadows

Head
Female

Harriet

Meadows

Wife
Female

Edith Blanche

Meadows

Daughter
Male

Egerton Taylor

Meadows

Son
Male

John Taylor

Meadows

Son
Female

Jessie Maud

Meadows

Daughter
Male

William

Meadows

Son
Male

James Wentworth

Meadows

Son
Female

Mary

Howarth

Servant
Female

Lucy

Forrester

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Meadows
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Hindley, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Meadows

Head

Married

41

1840

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Meadows

Wife

Married

34

1847

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Edith Blanche

Meadows

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Egerton Taylor

Meadows

Son

Single

10

1871

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

John Taylor

Meadows

Son

Single

8

1873

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Jessie Maud

Meadows

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

William

Meadows

Son

Single

4

1877

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

James Wentworth

Meadows

Son

Single

2

1879

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Mary

Howarth

Servant

Single

25

1856

Settle, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Forrester

Servant

Single

16

1865

Prestbury, Cheshire, England

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