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Household of William Mearns (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Mearns and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mearns, born in 1844 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mearns, born in 1844 in Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert B (born 1870 in Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Scotland), Sarah (born 1873 in Scotland), Jannett (born 1876 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Mary (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Mearns's household

Male

William

Mearns

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mearns

Wife
Male

Robert B

Mearns

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mearns

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Mearns

Daughter
Female

Jannett

Mearns

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mearns

Daughter
Male

William

Mearns

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Mearns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mearns

Head

Married

37

1844

Scotland

Elizabeth

Mearns

Wife

Married

37

1844

Scotland

Robert B

Mearns

Son

Single

11

1870

Scotland

Elizabeth

Mearns

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Scotland

Sarah

Mearns

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Scotland

Jannett

Mearns

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary

Mearns

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Mearns

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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