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Household of William Meek (born 1815, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, 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 Meek and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Meek, born in 1815 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Job (born 1870 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1874 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1876 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Phoebe (born 1879 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Ann Florence (born 1881 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Frederick Cashmore, born in 1865 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.


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William Meek's household

Male

William

Meek

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Meek

Wife
Male

Job

Meek

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Meek

Daughter
Male

William

Meek

Son
Female

Phoebe

Meek

Daughter
Female

Ann Florence

Meek

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Cashmore

Boarder
Male

William

Meek

Head
First name(s) William
Last name Meek
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Meek

Head

Married

33

1848

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Meek

Wife

Married

29

1852

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Job

Meek

Son

Single

11

1870

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Meek

Daughter

Single

7

1874

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

William

Meek

Son

Single

5

1876

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Phoebe

Meek

Daughter

Single

2

1879

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Ann Florence

Meek

Daughter

Single

0

1881

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Frederick

Cashmore

Boarder

Single

16

1865

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

William

Meek

Head

Widower

66

1815

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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