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Household of John Merchant (born 1825, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

John Merchant and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Merchant, born in 1825 in Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary J Merchant, born in 1831 in Somerset, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1860 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Emily (born 1862 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Caroline (born 1866 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Mary (born 1871 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Frederick (born 1874 in New Cross, Kent, England) and William (born 1868 in Plumstead, Kent, England).


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John Merchant's household

Male

John

Merchant

Head
Female

Mary J

Merchant

Wife
Male

John

Merchant

Son
Female

Emily

Merchant

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Merchant

Daughter
Female

Mary

Merchant

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Merchant

Son
Male

William

Merchant

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Merchant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Merchant

Head

Married

56

1825

Somerset, England

Mary J

Merchant

Wife

Married

50

1831

Somerset, England

John

Merchant

Son

Single

21

1860

Plumstead, Kent, England

Emily

Merchant

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Plumstead, Kent, England

Caroline

Merchant

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Plumstead, Kent, England

Mary

Merchant

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Greenwich, Kent, England

Frederick

Merchant

Son

Single

7

1874

New Cross, Kent, England

William

Merchant

Son

Single

13

1868

Plumstead, Kent, England

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