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Household of Abraham Merchant (born 1842, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Merchant, born in 1842 in Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Emma Merchant, born in 1845 in Wordsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah A (born 1864 in Kent, England), Arthur B (born 1867 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England), Ernest E (born 1878 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Beatrice A (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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Abraham Merchant's household

Male

Abraham

Merchant

Head
Female

Emma

Merchant

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Merchant

Daughter
Male

Arthur B

Merchant

Son
Male

Ernest E

Merchant

Son
Female

Beatrice A

Merchant

Daughter
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Merchant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Merchant

Head

Married

39

1842

Staffordshire, England

Emma

Merchant

Wife

Married

36

1845

Wordsley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Merchant

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Kent, England

Arthur B

Merchant

Son

Single

14

1867

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Ernest E

Merchant

Son

Single

3

1878

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Beatrice A

Merchant

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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