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Household of William Meek (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Meek, born in 1842 in Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriett Meek, born in 1841 in Filey, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; William B (born 1868 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Arthur E (born 1870 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Florence A (born 1873 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Bertha A (born 1875 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Herbert R (born 1878 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and Harriett K (born 1881 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England), William's Lodger, Joseph N (born 1854 in Seamer, Yorkshire, England) and William's Lodger, Jefferson (born 1846 in Nafferton, Yorkshire, England).


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William Meek's household

Male

William

Meek

Head
Female

Harriett

Meek

Wife
Male

William B

Meek

Son
Male

Arthur E

Meek

Son
Female

Florence A

Meek

Daughter
Female

Bertha A

Meek

Daughter
Male

Herbert R

Meek

Son
Female

Harriett K

Meek

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wermslaykin

Servant
Male

Joseph N

Atkinson

Lodger
Male

Jefferson

Blades

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Meek
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Meek

Head

Married

39

1842

Yorkshire, England

Harriett

Meek

Wife

Married

40

1841

Filey, Yorkshire, England

William B

Meek

Son

Single

13

1868

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Arthur E

Meek

Son

Single

11

1870

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Florence A

Meek

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Bertha A

Meek

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Herbert R

Meek

Son

Single

3

1878

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Harriett K

Meek

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Wermslaykin

Servant

Single

14

1867

Bridlington, Yorkshire, England

Joseph N

Atkinson

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Seamer, Yorkshire, England

Jefferson

Blades

Lodger

Married

35

1846

Nafferton, Yorkshire, England

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