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Household of John Merryman (born 1828, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

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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 Merryman and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Merryman, born in 1828 in Harraby, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Merryman, born in 1835 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1870 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1877 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Merryman's household

Male

John

Merryman

Head
Female

Mary

Merryman

Wife
Male

John

Merryman

Son
Male

James

Merryman

Son
Male

William

Merryman

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Merryman

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Merryman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Merryman

Head

Married

53

1828

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Merryman

Wife

Married

46

1835

Orkney, Scotland

John

Merryman

Son

-

11

1870

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

James

Merryman

Son

-

10

1871

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

William

Merryman

Son

-

7

1874

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann

Merryman

Daughter

-

4

1877

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

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