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Household of William Meston (born 1844, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Meston and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Meston, born in 1844 in Knutsford, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Meston, born in 1844 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah E (born 1869 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Ernest (born 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Elizabeth Letras, born in 1860 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England.


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William Meston's household

Male

William

Meston

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Meston

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Meston

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Meston

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Letras

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Meston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Meston

Head

Married

37

1844

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Meston

Wife

Married

37

1844

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Sarah E

Meston

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bury, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Meston

Son

Single

0

1881

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Letras

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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