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Household of Joseph Merchant (born 1829, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wheatenhurst, Gloucestershire, 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.

Joseph Merchant and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Merchant, born in 1829 in Prestbury, Gloucestershire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Merchant, born in 1839 in Hardwick, Gloucestershire, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1868 in Hardwick, Gloucestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Nephew, William Leech, born in 1859 in Hardwick, Gloucestershire, England.


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Joseph Merchant's household

Male

Joseph

Merchant

Head
Female

Mary

Merchant

Wife
Male

James

Merchant

Son
Male

William

Leech

Nephew
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Merchant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Prestbury, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Merchant

Head

Married

52

1829

Prestbury, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Merchant

Wife

Married

42

1839

Hardwick, Gloucestershire, England

James

Merchant

Son

Single

13

1868

Hardwick, Gloucestershire, England

William

Leech

Nephew

Single

22

1859

Hardwick, Gloucestershire, England

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