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Household of Abraham Merchant (born 1851, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Aylesford, 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.

Abraham Merchant and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Merchant, born in 1851 in Grays, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Merchant, born in 1855 in Northfleet, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Maria (born 1874 in Northfleet, Kent, England), George (born 1876 in Northfleet, Kent, England), John (born 1878 in Northfleet, Kent, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Northfleet, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abraham's Lodger, John Bennett, born in 1851 in Stone, Kent, England.


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Abraham Merchant's household

Male

Abraham

Merchant

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Merchant

Wife
Female

Maria

Merchant

Daughter
Male

George

Merchant

Son
Male

John

Merchant

Son
Female

Sarah

Merchant

Daughter
Male

John

Bennett

Lodger
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Merchant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Grays, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Merchant

Head

Married

30

1851

Grays, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Merchant

Wife

Married

26

1855

Northfleet, Kent, England

Maria

Merchant

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Northfleet, Kent, England

George

Merchant

Son

Single

5

1876

Northfleet, Kent, England

John

Merchant

Son

Single

3

1878

Northfleet, Kent, England

Sarah

Merchant

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Northfleet, Kent, England

John

Bennett

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Stone, Kent, England

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