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Household of James Merry (born 1834, Buteshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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.
James Merry and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Merry, born in 1834 in Buteshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Marion Merry, born in 1838 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Flora (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Sarah McGill, born in 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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James Merry's household
James
Merry
Head
Marion
Merry
Wife
James
Merry
Son
Marion
Merry
Daughter
Flora
Merry
Daughter
Alexander
Merry
Son
Agnes
Merry
Daughter
Janet
Merry
Daughter
Sarah
McGill
Visitor
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Merry |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Buteshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Merry | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Buteshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Merry | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
James | Merry | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Merry | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Flora | Merry | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Merry | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Merry | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Merry | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | McGill | Visitor | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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