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Household of John Merryfield (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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 Merryfield and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Merryfield, born in 1839 in Dean Prior, Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emily Merryfield, born in 1841 in Padstow, Cornwall, England. They had 8 children; Edward (born 1864 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William (born 1868 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Emily (born 1870 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Frederick (born 1872 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1874 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Nellie (born 1876 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Samuel (born 1878 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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John Merryfield's household

Male

John

Merryfield

Head
Female

Emily

Merryfield

Wife
Male

Edward

Merryfield

Son
Male

Thomas

Merryfield

Son
Male

William

Merryfield

Son
Female

Emily

Merryfield

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Merryfield

Son
Female

Bessie

Merryfield

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Merryfield

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Merryfield

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Merryfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dean Prior, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Merryfield

Head

Married

42

1839

Dean Prior, Devon, England

Emily

Merryfield

Wife

Married

40

1841

Padstow, Cornwall, England

Edward

Merryfield

Son

Single

17

1864

Plymouth, Devon, England

Thomas

Merryfield

Son

Single

15

1866

Plymouth, Devon, England

William

Merryfield

Son

Single

13

1868

Plymouth, Devon, England

Emily

Merryfield

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Plymouth, Devon, England

Frederick

Merryfield

Son

Single

9

1872

Plymouth, Devon, England

Bessie

Merryfield

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Plymouth, Devon, England

Nellie

Merryfield

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Plymouth, Devon, England

Samuel

Merryfield

Son

Single

3

1878

Plymouth, Devon, England

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