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Household of Edwin Merchant (born 1853, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, 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.

Edwin Merchant and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Merchant, born in 1853 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, consisted of 3 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Annie Merchant, born in 1854 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Lodger, George Davis, born in 1847 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England.


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Edwin Merchant's household

Male

Edwin

Merchant

Head
Female

Annie

Merchant

Wife
Male

George

Davis

Lodger
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Merchant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Merchant

Head

Married

28

1853

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Annie

Merchant

Wife

Married

27

1854

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

George

Davis

Lodger

Single

34

1847

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

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