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Household of George R Merry (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 R Merry and 19 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George R Merry, born in 1842 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 20 members. George R was the head of the household, married to Jane Merry, born in 1848 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; George B (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Frederick H (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Edmund R (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John R (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James A (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George R's Boarder, Frank T (born 1863 in England), George R's Boarder, John A (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George R's Boarder, Harold W (born 1865 in England), George R's Boarder, William (born 1866 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George R's Boarder, Thomas W (born 1866 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George R's Boarder, Hugh H (born 1866 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), George R's Boarder, Charles J R (born 1866 in Bedrule, Roxburghshire, Scotland), George R's Boarder, Patrick W (born 1866 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), George R's Boarder, Thomas W R (born 1868 in Bedrule, Roxburghshire, Scotland), George R's Servant, Agnes (born 1857 in Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), George R's Servant, Catharine (born 1855 in Invernessshire, Scotland), George R's Servant, Mary C (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and George R's Servant, Grace B (born 1860 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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George R Merry's household

Male

George R

Merry

Head
Female

Jane

Merry

Wife
Male

George B

Merry

Son
Male

Frederick H

Merry

Son
Male

Edmund R

Merry

Son
Male

John R

Merry

Son
Male

James A

Merry

Son
Male

Frank T

Wright

Boarder
Male

John A

Brown

Boarder
Male

Harold W

Sample

Boarder
Male

William

Gilliespie

Boarder
Male

Thomas W

Irvine

Boarder
Male

Hugh H

Adair

Boarder
Male

Charles J R

Scott

Boarder
Male

Patrick W

Hislop

Boarder
Male

Thomas W R

Scott

Boarder
Female

Agnes

Anderson

Servant
Female

Catharine

Mackinnon

Servant
Female

Mary C

Burnet

Servant
Female

Grace B

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) George R
Last name Merry
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (20 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George R

Merry

Head

Married

39

1842

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Merry

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ayrshire, Scotland

George B

Merry

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Frederick H

Merry

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Edmund R

Merry

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John R

Merry

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James A

Merry

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Frank T

Wright

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

England

John A

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Harold W

Sample

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

England

William

Gilliespie

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas W

Irvine

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Hugh H

Adair

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Charles J R

Scott

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Bedrule, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Patrick W

Hislop

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Thomas W R

Scott

Boarder

Unmarried

13

1868

Bedrule, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Agnes

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Catharine

Mackinnon

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary C

Burnet

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Grace B

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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