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Household of David Merry (born 1848, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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.

David Merry and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Merry, born in 1848 in Coventry, Warwickshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Ellen Eliza Merry, born in 1847 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 6 children; Willey (born 1870 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Mary Jane (born 1871 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Alfred (born 1874 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Adelia (born 1877 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Clara (born 1880 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Mother In Law, Lindy Rose Hopkins, born in 1818 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.


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David Merry's household

Male

David

Merry

Head
Female

Ellen Eliza

Merry

Wife
Male

Willey

Merry

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Merry

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Merry

Son
Female

Ellen

Merry

Daughter
Female

Adelia

Merry

Daughter
Female

Clara

Merry

Daughter
Female

Lindy Rose

Hopkins

Mother In Law
First name(s) David
Last name Merry
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Merry

Head

Married

33

1848

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Ellen Eliza

Merry

Wife

Married

34

1847

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Willey

Merry

Son

Single

11

1870

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary Jane

Merry

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Alfred

Merry

Son

Single

7

1874

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ellen

Merry

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Adelia

Merry

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Clara

Merry

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Lindy Rose

Hopkins

Mother In Law

Widow

63

1818

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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