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Household of Henry J Merrick (born 1847, 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.

Henry J Merrick and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry J Merrick, born in 1847 in Butleigh, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Henry J was the head of the household, married to Martha C Merrick, born in 1851 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Florence E A (born 1873 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England), Albert H (born 1875 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England) and Ethel M (born 1880 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry J's Servant, Kate M Mallet, born in 1867 in Holwell, Dorset, England.


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Henry J Merrick's household

Male

Henry J

Merrick

Head
Female

Martha C

Merrick

Wife
Female

Florence E A

Merrick

Daughter
Male

Albert H

Merrick

Son
Female

Ethel M

Merrick

Daughter
Female

Kate M

Mallet

Servant
First name(s) Henry J
Last name Merrick
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Butleigh, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry J

Merrick

Head

Married

34

1847

Butleigh, Somerset, England

Martha C

Merrick

Wife

Married

30

1851

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Florence E A

Merrick

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Albert H

Merrick

Son

Single

6

1875

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Ethel M

Merrick

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Kate M

Mallet

Servant

Single

14

1867

Holwell, Dorset, England

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