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Household of John Merchant (born 1816, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Merchant, born in 1816 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Merchant, born in 1819 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; James B (born 1843 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England), Catherine (born 1874 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England) and Mary (born 1877 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England).
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John Merchant's household
John
Merchant
Head
Maria
Merchant
Wife
James B
Merchant
Son
Catherine
Merchant
Daughter
Mary
Merchant
Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Merchant |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Merchant | Head | Married | 65 | 1816 | Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England | |
Maria | Merchant | Wife | Married | 62 | 1819 | Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England | |
James B | Merchant | Son | Widower | 38 | 1843 | Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England | |
Catherine | Merchant | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England | |
Mary | Merchant | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England |
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