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Household of William Meakin (born 1847, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stafford, Staffordshire, 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 Meakin and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Meakin, born in 1847 in Shropshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Meakin, born in 1855 in Stoke, Shropshire, England. They had 5 children; James Corfield (born 1875 in Stoke, Shropshire, England), William Henry (born 1876 in Stoke, Shropshire, England), Roland (born 1878 in Stoke, Shropshire, England), Thomas Pott (born 1879 in Hinstock, Shropshire, England) and Matilda Jane (born 1881 in Grindley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Henry (born 1859 in Stowe, Staffordshire, England), William's Servant, Joseph (born 1868 in Hixon, Staffordshire, England), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Eaton, Derbyshire, England) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England).


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William Meakin's household

Male

William

Meakin

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Meakin

Wife
Male

James Corfield

Meakin

Son
Male

William Henry

Meakin

Son
Male

Roland

Meakin

Son
Male

Thomas Pott

Meakin

Son
Female

Matilda Jane

Meakin

Daughter
Male

Henry

Ward

Servant
Male

Joseph

Bond

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Chidley

Servant
Female

Mary

Miller

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Meakin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Meakin

Head

Married

34

1847

Shropshire, England

Mary Jane

Meakin

Wife

Married

26

1855

Stoke, Shropshire, England

James Corfield

Meakin

Son

Single

6

1875

Stoke, Shropshire, England

William Henry

Meakin

Son

Single

5

1876

Stoke, Shropshire, England

Roland

Meakin

Son

Single

3

1878

Stoke, Shropshire, England

Thomas Pott

Meakin

Son

Single

2

1879

Hinstock, Shropshire, England

Matilda Jane

Meakin

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Grindley, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Ward

Servant

Single

22

1859

Stowe, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Bond

Servant

Single

13

1868

Hixon, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Chidley

Servant

Single

26

1855

Eaton, Derbyshire, England

Mary

Miller

Servant

Single

14

1867

Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England

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