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Household of Edwin Merchant (born 1837, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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.
Edwin Merchant and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Merchant, born in 1837 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Merchant, born in 1837 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Bessie (born 1865 in Stonehouse, Devon, England), Edwin Wm (born 1868 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Jessie E (born 1878 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Mother In Law, Margaret Walters, born in 1797 in Bradworthy, Devon, England.
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Edwin Merchant's household
Edwin
Merchant
Head
Elizabeth
Merchant
Wife
Bessie
Merchant
Daughter
Edwin Wm
Merchant
Son
Jessie E
Merchant
Daughter
Margaret
Walters
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | Edwin |
| Last name | Merchant |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Plymouth, Devon, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edwin | Merchant | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
Elizabeth | Merchant | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
Bessie | Merchant | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Stonehouse, Devon, England | |
Edwin Wm | Merchant | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
Jessie E | Merchant | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
Margaret | Walters | Mother In Law | Widow | 84 | 1797 | Bradworthy, Devon, England |
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