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Household of John Merrifield (born 1835, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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 Merrifield and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Merrifield, born in 1835 in Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Anna M Merrifield, born in 1846 in Broadwood, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Mary A V (born 1865 in Plymouth, Devon, England), John H (born 1868 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Minnie (born 1878 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Janette (born 1880 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Emily M (born 1857 in Tavistock, Devon, England), John's Visitor, Emma A (born 1865 in Switzerland), John's Servant, Nora (born 1847 in Northill, Cornwall, England) and John's Servant, Maud (born 1862 in Devon, England).


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John Merrifield's household

Male

John

Merrifield

Head
Female

Anna M

Merrifield

Wife
Female

Mary A V

Merrifield

Daughter
Male

John H

Merrifield

Son
Female

Minnie

Merrifield

Daughter
Female

Janette

Merrifield

Daughter
Female

Emily M

Minhinnick

Niece
Female

Emma A

Pascales

Visitor
Female

Nora

Hewitt

Servant
Female

Maud

Stellier

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Merrifield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Merrifield

Head

Married

46

1835

Devon, England

Anna M

Merrifield

Wife

Married

35

1846

Broadwood, Devon, England

Mary A V

Merrifield

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Plymouth, Devon, England

John H

Merrifield

Son

Single

13

1868

Plymouth, Devon, England

Minnie

Merrifield

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Plymouth, Devon, England

Janette

Merrifield

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Plymouth, Devon, England

Emily M

Minhinnick

Niece

Single

24

1857

Tavistock, Devon, England

Emma A

Pascales

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Switzerland

Nora

Hewitt

Servant

Widow

34

1847

Northill, Cornwall, England

Maud

Stellier

Servant

Single

19

1862

Devon, England

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