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Household of Alfred Merchant (born 1846, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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.

Alfred Merchant and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Merchant, born in 1846 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Hester Mary Merchant, born in 1848 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Alfred B C (born 1877 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Irene L (born 1878 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Servant, Emma Jones, born in 1864 in Newnham, Gloucestershire, England.


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Alfred Merchant's household

Male

Alfred

Merchant

Head
Female

Hester Mary

Merchant

Wife
Male

Alfred B C

Merchant

Son
Female

Irene L

Merchant

Daughter
Female

Emma

Jones

Servant
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Merchant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Merchant

Head

Married

35

1846

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Hester Mary

Merchant

Wife

Married

33

1848

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Alfred B C

Merchant

Son

Single

4

1877

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Irene L

Merchant

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Emma

Jones

Servant

Single

17

1864

Newnham, Gloucestershire, England

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