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Household of John Merry (born 1847, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Merry, born in 1847 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Merry, born in 1854 in Warrington, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Tom (born 1874 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England), Alice (born 1877 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England), Sarah J (born 1879 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England) and Fanny (born 1881 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England).


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John Merry's household

Male

John

Merry

Head
Female

Alice

Merry

Wife
Male

Tom

Merry

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Merry

Daughter
Female

Alice

Merry

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Merry

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Merry

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Merry
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Tutbury, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Merry

Head

Married

34

1847

Tutbury, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Merry

Wife

Married

27

1854

Warrington, Cheshire, England

Tom

Merry

Son

Single

7

1874

Tutbury, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Merry

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tutbury, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Merry

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Tutbury, Staffordshire, England

Sarah J

Merry

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Tutbury, Staffordshire, England

Fanny

Merry

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tutbury, Staffordshire, England

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