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Household of William Meighan (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 Meighan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Meighan, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Meighan, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George M (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Meighan's household

Male

William

Meighan

Head
Female

Janet

Meighan

Wife
Male

James

Meighan

Son
Male

George M

Meighan

Son
Female

Margaret

Meighan

Daughter
Female

Annie

Meighan

Daughter
Female

Janet

Meighan

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Meighan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Meighan

Head

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Meighan

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Meighan

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George M

Meighan

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Meighan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Meighan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Meighan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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