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Household of John Merry (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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 Merry and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Merry, born in 1843 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Merry, born in 1847 in -.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Assistant, Laurence (born 1857 in Ireland), John's Assistant, Frederick E (born 1854 in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales), John's Assistant, H C (born 1860 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), John's Assistant, John (born 1863 in Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, England), John's Apprentice, Robert (born 1861 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), John's Daughter Servant, Mary Ann (born 1853 in Bow, Middlesex, England) and John's Daughter Servant, Caroline (born 1861 in Middlesex, England).


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John Merry's household

Male

John

Merry

Head
Female

Sarah

Merry

Wife
Male

Laurence

O'Brien

Assistant
Male

Frederick E

Woosnam

Assistant
Male

H C

Revis

Assistant
Male

John

Daisley

Assistant
Male

Robert

Davison

Apprentice
Female

Mary Ann

Jarrett

Daughter Servant
Female

Caroline

Underlin

Daughter Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Merry
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place -

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Merry

Head

Married

38

1843

-

Sarah

Merry

Wife

Married

34

1847

-

Laurence

O'Brien

Assistant

Single

24

1857

Ireland

Frederick E

Woosnam

Assistant

Single

27

1854

Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales

H C

Revis

Assistant

Single

21

1860

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

John

Daisley

Assistant

Single

18

1863

Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, England

Robert

Davison

Apprentice

Single

20

1861

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary Ann

Jarrett

Daughter Servant

Single

28

1853

Bow, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Underlin

Daughter Servant

Single

20

1861

Middlesex, England

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