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Household of James Merry (born 1836, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Patrick, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Merry, born in 1836 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Joanna A Merry, born in 1845 in England. They had 8 children; Sarah C (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David F (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George A (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Fredrick (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Evelin ? (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mabel ? (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes W (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1854 in Port Bannatyne, Buteshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Jessie (born 1857 in Applecross, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and James's Servant, Christinnia (born 1857 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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James Merry's household

Male

James

Merry

Head
Female

Joanna A

Merry

Wife
Female

Sarah C

Merry

Daughter
Male

John

Merry

Son
Male

David F

Merry

Son
Male

George A

Merry

Son
Male

Fredrick

Merry

Son
Female

Evelin ?

Merry

Daughter
Female

Mabel ?

Merry

Daughter
Female

Agnes W

Merry

Daughter
Female

Mary

McCann

Servant
Female

Jessie

McBeth

Servant
Female

Christinnia

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Merry
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Merry

Head

Married

45

1836

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Joanna A

Merry

Wife

Married

36

1845

England

Sarah C

Merry

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Merry

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David F

Merry

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George A

Merry

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Fredrick

Merry

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Evelin ?

Merry

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mabel ?

Merry

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes W

Merry

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McCann

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Port Bannatyne, Buteshire, Scotland

Jessie

McBeth

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Applecross, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christinnia

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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