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Household of John Merrill (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 Merrill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Merrill, born in 1848 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Olive Merrill, born in 1849 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah A (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Albert Ed (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Merrill's household

Male

John

Merrill

Head
Female

Olive

Merrill

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Merrill

Daughter
Male

Henry

Merrill

Son
Male

Fred

Merrill

Son
Male

Albert Ed

Merrill

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Merrill

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Merrill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Merrill

Head

Married

33

1848

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Olive

Merrill

Wife

Married

32

1849

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Merrill

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Merrill

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Merrill

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Albert Ed

Merrill

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Merrill

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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