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Household of James Merifield (born 1827, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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.

James Merifield and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Merifield, born in 1827 in Arlington, Devon, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary J Merifield, born in 1837 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Gertrude (born 1870 in London, Middlesex, England), Edith (born 1872 in London, Middlesex, England) and Margaret (born 1874 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Mary A (born 1818 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), James's Father In Law, William (born 1812 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), James's Nephew, Arthur (born 1867 in London, Middlesex, England), James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Chalk, Wiltshire, England), James's Boarder, Reinhold (born 1857 in Germany) and James's Boarder, Richard (born 1855 in Germany).


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James Merifield's household

Male

James

Merifield

Head
Female

Mary J

Merifield

Wife
Female

Gertrude

Merifield

Daughter
Female

Edith

Merifield

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Merifield

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Phillips

Mother In Law
Male

William

Phillips

Father In Law
Male

Arthur

Phillips

Nephew
Female

Elizabeth

Penifer

Servant
Male

Reinhold

Thiele

Boarder
Male

Richard

Gerstner

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Merifield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Arlington, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Merifield

Head

Married

54

1827

Arlington, Devon, England

Mary J

Merifield

Wife

Married

44

1837

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Gertrude

Merifield

Daughter

Single

11

1870

London, Middlesex, England

Edith

Merifield

Daughter

Single

9

1872

London, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Merifield

Daughter

Single

7

1874

London, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Phillips

Mother In Law

Married

63

1818

Barnstaple, Devon, England

William

Phillips

Father In Law

Married

69

1812

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Arthur

Phillips

Nephew

Single

14

1867

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Penifer

Servant

Single

17

1864

Chalk, Wiltshire, England

Reinhold

Thiele

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Germany

Richard

Gerstner

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Germany

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