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Household of John Merchant (born 1841, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Merchant, born in 1841 in Morriston, Glamorganshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Louisa M Merchant, born in 1842 in Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 7 children; W Henry (born 1865 in Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales), J Herbert (born 1867 in Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales), Louisa M (born 1869 in Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales), Emily Agnes (born 1873 in Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales), Windsor Thos (born 1876 in Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales), Arthur Walace (born 1878 in Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Ernest Robert (born 1880 in Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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John Merchant's household

Male

John

Merchant

Head
Female

Louisa M

Merchant

Wife
Male

W Henry

Merchant

Son
Male

J Herbert

Merchant

Son
Female

Louisa M

Merchant

Daughter
Female

Emily Agnes

Merchant

Daughter
Male

Windsor Thos

Merchant

Son
Male

Arthur Walace

Merchant

Son
Male

Ernest Robert

Merchant

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Merchant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Merchant

Head

Married

40

1841

Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales

Louisa M

Merchant

Wife

Married

39

1842

Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales

W Henry

Merchant

Son

Single

16

1865

Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales

J Herbert

Merchant

Son

Single

14

1867

Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales

Louisa M

Merchant

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales

Emily Agnes

Merchant

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales

Windsor Thos

Merchant

Son

Single

5

1876

Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales

Arthur Walace

Merchant

Son

Single

3

1878

Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ernest Robert

Merchant

Son

Single

1

1880

Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales

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