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Household of Emma Mersow (born 1826, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tiverton, 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.

Emma Mersow and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Emma Mersow, born in 1826 in Hockworthy, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Emma was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Bessie L (born 1856 in Bickleigh, Devon, England), Marie E (born 1858 in Bickleigh, Devon, England) and Laura (born 1860 in Bickleigh, Devon, England). She had 1 grandchild; Florence M, born 1879 in Bickleigh, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Emma's Sister, Louisa (born 1830 in Hockworthy, Somerset, England) and Emma's Servant, Sarah Jane (born 1868 in Tiverton, Devon, England).


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Emma Mersow's household

Female

Emma

Mersow

Head
Female

Louisa

Squire

Sister
Female

Bessie L

Mersow

Daughter
Female

Marie E

Mersow

Daughter
Female

Laura

Mersow

Daughter
Female

Florence M

Mersow

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Broom

Servant
First name(s) Emma
Last name Mersow
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Hockworthy, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Emma

Mersow

Head

Widow

55

1826

Hockworthy, Somerset, England

Louisa

Squire

Sister

Single

51

1830

Hockworthy, Somerset, England

Bessie L

Mersow

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Bickleigh, Devon, England

Marie E

Mersow

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Bickleigh, Devon, England

Laura

Mersow

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bickleigh, Devon, England

Florence M

Mersow

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bickleigh, Devon, England

Sarah Jane

Broom

Servant

Single

13

1868

Tiverton, Devon, England

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