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Household of Benjamin Merritt (born 1830, Hertfordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, 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.
Benjamin Merritt and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Merritt, born in 1830 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Merritt, born in 1839 in Walton on Thames, Surrey, England. They had 7 children; John H (born 1866 in Staplehurst, Kent, England), Thomas J (born 1868 in Staplehurst, Kent, England), Mary A (born 1870 in Staplehurst, Kent, England), Elizabeth A (born 1873 in Staplehurst, Kent, England), Walter F (born 1875 in Staplehurst, Kent, England), Lizzie J (born 1877 in Staplehurst, Kent, England) and Frederick A (born 1880 in Staplehurst, Kent, England).
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Benjamin Merritt's household
Benjamin
Merritt
Head
Eliza
Merritt
Wife
John H
Merritt
Son
Thomas J
Merritt
Son
Mary A
Merritt
Daughter
Elizabeth A
Merritt
Daughter
Walter F
Merritt
Son
Lizzie J
Merritt
Daughter
Frederick A
Merritt
Son
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Merritt |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| Birth place | Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Merritt | Head | Married | 51 | 1830 | Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England | |
Eliza | Merritt | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Walton on Thames, Surrey, England | |
John H | Merritt | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Staplehurst, Kent, England | |
Thomas J | Merritt | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Staplehurst, Kent, England | |
Mary A | Merritt | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Staplehurst, Kent, England | |
Elizabeth A | Merritt | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Staplehurst, Kent, England | |
Walter F | Merritt | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Staplehurst, Kent, England | |
Lizzie J | Merritt | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Staplehurst, Kent, England | |
Frederick A | Merritt | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Staplehurst, Kent, England |
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