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Household of John Merryfield (born 1847, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Merryfield, born in 1847 in Dean Prior, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Lavinia Merryfield, born in 1848 in Devon, England. They had 4 children; Jessie A (born 1874 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William H (born 1876 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Sydney J (born 1878 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Lilian M (born 1881 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Maria (born 1847 in Devon, England) and John's Visitor, Mary Ann (born 1868 in Devon, England).


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John Merryfield's household

Male

John

Merryfield

Head
Female

Lavinia

Merryfield

Wife
Male

Jessie A

Merryfield

Daughter
Male

William H

Merryfield

Son
Male

Sydney J

Merryfield

Son
Female

Lilian M

Merryfield

Daughter
Female

Maria

Palmer

Visitor
Female

Mary Ann

Codd

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Merryfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Dean Prior, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Merryfield

Head

Married

34

1847

Dean Prior, Devon, England

Lavinia

Merryfield

Wife

Married

33

1848

Devon, England

Jessie A

Merryfield

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Plymouth, Devon, England

William H

Merryfield

Son

Single

5

1876

Plymouth, Devon, England

Sydney J

Merryfield

Son

Single

3

1878

Plymouth, Devon, England

Lilian M

Merryfield

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Plymouth, Devon, England

Maria

Palmer

Visitor

Single

34

1847

Devon, England

Mary Ann

Codd

Visitor

Single

13

1868

Devon, England

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