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Household of John Merson (born 1844, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, London,Middlesex, 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 Merson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Merson, born in 1844 in Watlington, Oxfordshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Matilda Merson, born in 1857 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1876 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and William (born 1880 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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John Merson's household

Male

John

Merson

Head
Female

Matilda

Merson

Wife
Male

John

Merson

Son
Female

Sarah

Merson

Daughter
Male

William

Merson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Merson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Watlington, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Merson

Head

Married

37

1844

Watlington, Oxfordshire, England

Matilda

Merson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John

Merson

Son

Single

5

1876

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Merson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William

Merson

Son

Single

1

1880

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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