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Frederick Mead in Somerset in the 1881 Census Details of Frederick Mead of ?, Midsomer-Norton, Somerset, England First name(s)
Frederick
Last name
Mead
Relationship
Head
Marital status
Married
Gender
Male
Age
28
Birth year
1853
Occupation
Coal Miner
Birth town
Frome
Birth county
Somerset
Birth place
England
Street
?
Town
—
Parish
Midsomer-Norton
County
Somerset
Country
England
Registration district
Clutton
Other household members First name(s)
Last name
Relationship
Marital status
Gender
Age
Birth year
Occupation
Birth place
First name(s)
Louisa
Last name
Mead
Relationship
Wife
Marital status
Married
Gender
Female
Age
27
Birth year
1854
Occupation
-
Birth place
Somerset, England
First name(s)
William
Last name
Mead
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
8
Birth year
1873
Occupation
Scholar
Birth place
Wales
First name(s)
Arthur
Last name
Mead
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
5
Birth year
1876
Occupation
Scholar
Birth place
Somerset, England
First name(s)
Elijah Jas
Last name
Mead
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
4
Birth year
1877
Occupation
-
Birth place
Somerset, England
First name(s)
James
Last name
Bridges
Relationship
Lodger
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
25
Birth year
1856
Occupation
Coal Miner
Birth place
Somerset, England
About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.
As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.
When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.
The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.
Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.
See the whole Mead family in this 1881 Census record Includes Frederick Mead and 5 other people Mead family summary Midsomer-Norton, Somerset, England
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