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Household of William Mewes (born 1839, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 Mewes and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mewes, born in 1839 in Herrington, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Mewes, born in 1842 in Philadelphia, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Shincliffe, Durham, England), William (born 1871 in Shincliffe, Durham, England), John (born 1873 in Leasingthorne, Durham, England), Benjamin (born 1875 in Durham, England), Robert (born 1878 in Durham, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Woodham, Durham, England).
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William Mewes's household
William
Mewes
Head
Mary Ann
Mewes
Wife
Thomas
Mewes
Son
Elizabeth
Mewes
Daughter
William
Mewes
Son
John
Mewes
Son
Benjamin
Mewes
Son
Robert
Mewes
Son
Joseph
Mewes
Son
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Mewes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Herrington, Durham, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Mewes | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Herrington, Durham, England | |
Mary Ann | Mewes | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Philadelphia, Durham, England | |
Thomas | Mewes | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Mewes | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Shincliffe, Durham, England | |
William | Mewes | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Shincliffe, Durham, England | |
John | Mewes | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Leasingthorne, Durham, England | |
Benjamin | Mewes | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Durham, England | |
Robert | Mewes | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Durham, England | |
Joseph | Mewes | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Woodham, Durham, England |
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