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Household of John Merritt (born 1827, Kent)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 Merritt and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Merritt, born in 1827 in Rochester, Kent, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Merritt, born in 1833 in Rochester, Kent, England. They had 8 children; Jack (born 1861 in Rochester, Kent, England), Harry (born 1862 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Hetty (born 1866 in Rochester, Kent, England), Teddy (born 1868 in Rochester, Kent, England), Louisa (born 1870 in Rochester, Kent, England), Sarah (born 1872 in Rochester, Kent, England), George (born 1874 in Rochester, Kent, England) and Alice (born 1878 in Rochester, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother In Law, Robert Perry, born in 1835 in Chatham, Kent, England.
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John Merritt's household
John
Merritt
Head
Mary Ann
Merritt
Wife
Jack
Merritt
Son
Harry
Merritt
Son
Hetty
Merritt
Daughter
Teddy
Merritt
Son
Louisa
Merritt
Daughter
Sarah
Merritt
Daughter
George
Merritt
Son
Alice
Merritt
Daughter
Robert
Perry
Brother In Law
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Merritt |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Rochester, Kent, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Merritt | Head | Married | 54 | 1827 | Rochester, Kent, England | |
Mary Ann | Merritt | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Rochester, Kent, England | |
Jack | Merritt | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Rochester, Kent, England | |
Harry | Merritt | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Greenwich, Kent, England | |
Hetty | Merritt | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Rochester, Kent, England | |
Teddy | Merritt | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Rochester, Kent, England | |
Louisa | Merritt | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Rochester, Kent, England | |
Sarah | Merritt | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Rochester, Kent, England | |
George | Merritt | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Rochester, Kent, England | |
Alice | Merritt | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Rochester, Kent, England | |
Robert | Perry | Brother In Law | Married | 46 | 1835 | Chatham, Kent, England |
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