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Household of Cornelius Merchant (born 1838, Gloucestershire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
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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.
Cornelius Merchant and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cornelius Merchant, born in 1838 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, consisted of 6 members. Cornelius was the head of the household, married to Margarita Merchant, born in 1853 in Greece. They had 3 children; Alfred W (born 1877 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Matilda (born 1879 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Anne E (born 1881 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Cornelius's Visitor, Elizabeth Iveson, born in 1839 in Scotland.
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Cornelius Merchant's household
Cornelius
Merchant
Head
Margarita
Merchant
Wife
Alfred W
Merchant
Daughter
Matilda
Merchant
Daughter
Anne E
Merchant
Daughter
Elizabeth
Iveson
Visitor
| First name(s) | Cornelius |
| Last name | Merchant |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cornelius | Merchant | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England | |
Margarita | Merchant | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Greece | |
Alfred W | Merchant | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Matilda | Merchant | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Anne E | Merchant | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Elizabeth | Iveson | Visitor | Widow | 42 | 1839 | Scotland |
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