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Household of William Meighan (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Meighan, born in 1844 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alex Meighan, born in 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Alex (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Grace (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Meighan's household

Male

William

Meighan

Head
Male

Alex

Meighan

Son
Female

Ann

Meighan

Wife
Female

Mary

Meighan

Daughter
Female

Susan

Meighan

Daughter
Male

Henry

Meighan

Son
Male

William

Meighan

Son
Male

Robert

Meighan

Son
Female

Grace

Meighan

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Meighan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Meighan

Head

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Alex

Meighan

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Meighan

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Mary

Meighan

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Meighan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Meighan

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Meighan

Son

-

6

1875

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Meighan

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Meighan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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