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Household of John Merrick (born 1817, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Merrick and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Merrick, born in 1817 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; George, born 1851 in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Annie Jackson, born in 1843 in Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England.


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John Merrick's household

Male

John

Merrick

Head
Male

George

Merrick

Son
Female

Annie

Jackson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Merrick
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Merrick

Head

Widower

64

1817

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

George

Merrick

Son

Single

30

1851

Masbrough, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Jackson

Servant

Widow

38

1843

Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England

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