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Household of John Merrikin (born 1847, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Louth, Lincolnshire, 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 Merrikin and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Merrikin, born in 1847 in North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Merrikin, born in 1847 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary M (born 1874 in North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England), George F (born 1876 in North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England), James H (born 1879 in North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England) and Jane F (born 1881 in North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Robert (born 1864 in Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire, England) and John's Nurse, Betsy (born 1832 in Conisholme, Lincolnshire, England).


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John Merrikin's household

Male

John

Merrikin

Head
Female

Mary A

Merrikin

Wife
Female

Mary M

Merrikin

Daughter
Male

George F

Merrikin

Son
Male

James H

Merrikin

Son
Female

Jane F

Merrikin

Daughter
Male

Robert

Limon

Servant
Female

Betsy

West

Nurse
First name(s) John
Last name Merrikin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Merrikin

Head

Married

34

1847

North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

Mary A

Merrikin

Wife

Married

34

1847

Louth, Lincolnshire, England

Mary M

Merrikin

Daughter

Single

7

1874

North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

George F

Merrikin

Son

Single

5

1876

North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

James H

Merrikin

Son

Single

2

1879

North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

Jane F

Merrikin

Daughter

Single

0

1881

North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

Robert

Limon

Servant

Single

17

1864

Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Betsy

West

Nurse

Widow

49

1832

Conisholme, Lincolnshire, England

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