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Household of George A Merchant (born 1855, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, Lancashire, 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.

George A Merchant and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George A Merchant, born in 1855 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, consisted of 6 members. George A was the head of the household, married to Margaret E Merchant, born in 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; George A (born 1878 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and Earnest F (born 1880 in Southport, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George A's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and George A's Servant, Jane (born 1868 in Ulverston, Cumberland, England).


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George A Merchant's household

Male

George A

Merchant

Head
Female

Margaret E

Merchant

Wife
Male

George A

Merchant

Son
Male

Earnest F

Merchant

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Merchant

Sister
Female

Jane

Striyer

Servant
First name(s) George A
Last name Merchant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George A

Merchant

Head

Married

26

1855

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Margaret E

Merchant

Wife

Married

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George A

Merchant

Son

Single

3

1878

Southport, Lancashire, England

Earnest F

Merchant

Son

Single

1

1880

Southport, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Merchant

Sister

Single

15

1866

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Jane

Striyer

Servant

Single

13

1868

Ulverston, Cumberland, England

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