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Household of James Meikle (born 1842, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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.

James Meikle and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Meikle, born in 1842 in Langton, Dorset, consisted of 15 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jennie Meikle, born in 1848 in Dover, Kent, England. They had 9 children; Florence M (born 1870 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Edith C (born 1871 in Lewisham, Kent, England), James (born 1872 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Robert M (born 1873 in Lewisham, Kent, England), William P (born 1874 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Isabel B (born 1876 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Annie M (born 1877 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Henry K (born 1880 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and Frederick A (born 1881 in Lewisham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Ellen (born 1860 in Ireland), James's Servant, Emily (born 1860 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), James's Servant, Louisa (born 1864 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and James's Servant, Eliza (born 1856 in Rainham, Kent, England).


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James Meikle's household

Male

James

Meikle

Head
Female

Jennie

Meikle

Wife
Female

Florence M

Meikle

Daughter
Female

Edith C

Meikle

Daughter
Male

James

Meikle

Son
Male

Robert M

Meikle

Son
Male

William P

Meikle

Son
Female

Isabel B

Meikle

Daughter
Female

Annie M

Meikle

Daughter
Male

Henry K

Meikle

Son
Male

Frederick A

Meikle

Son
Female

Ellen

Mc Donald

Servant
Female

Emily

Butt

Servant
Female

Louisa

Closin

Servant
Female

Eliza

Hook

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Meikle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Langton, Dorset, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Meikle

Head

Married

39

1842

Langton, Dorset, England

Jennie

Meikle

Wife

Married

33

1848

Dover, Kent, England

Florence M

Meikle

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lewisham, Kent, England

Edith C

Meikle

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lewisham, Kent, England

James

Meikle

Son

Single

9

1872

Lewisham, Kent, England

Robert M

Meikle

Son

Single

8

1873

Lewisham, Kent, England

William P

Meikle

Son

Single

7

1874

Lewisham, Kent, England

Isabel B

Meikle

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lewisham, Kent, England

Annie M

Meikle

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lewisham, Kent, England

Henry K

Meikle

Son

Single

1

1880

Lewisham, Kent, England

Frederick A

Meikle

Son

Single

0

1881

Lewisham, Kent, England

Ellen

Mc Donald

Servant

Single

21

1860

Ireland

Emily

Butt

Servant

Single

21

1860

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Louisa

Closin

Servant

Single

17

1864

City of London, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Hook

Servant

Single

25

1856

Rainham, Kent, England

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