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Household of James Merrill (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Merrill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Merrill, born in 1845 in Woodhouse, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Julia A Merrill, born in 1848 in Intake, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Fred H (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England), Hedley A (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England) and Edith (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father, John (born 1817 in Aughton, Yorkshire, England) and James's Servant, Clara (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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James Merrill's household

Male

James

Merrill

Head
Female

Julia A

Merrill

Wife
Male

Fred H

Merrill

Son
Male

Hedley A

Merrill

Son
Male

John

Merrill

Father
Female

Clara

Furniss

Servant
Female

Edith

Merrill

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Merrill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Merrill

Head

Married

36

1845

Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England

Julia A

Merrill

Wife

Married

33

1848

Intake, Yorkshire, England

Fred H

Merrill

Son

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

Hedley A

Merrill

Son

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

John

Merrill

Father

Widower

64

1817

Aughton, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Furniss

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Merrill

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

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