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Household of Joseph Merchant (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Merchant, born in 1840 in Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Merchant, born in 1835 in Devonport, Devon, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1864 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Ellen M (born 1865 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Joseph H (born 1868 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), Alice A (born 1871 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), Thomas J (born 1873 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Arthur R (born 1880 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Joseph Merchant's household

Male

Joseph

Merchant

Head
Female

Ellen

Merchant

Wife
Male

William

Merchant

Son
Female

Ellen M

Merchant

Daughter
Male

Joseph H

Merchant

Son
Female

Alice A

Merchant

Daughter
Male

Thomas J

Merchant

Son
Male

Arthur R

Merchant

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Merchant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Merchant

Head

Married

41

1840

Middlesex, England

Ellen

Merchant

Wife

Married

46

1835

Devonport, Devon, England

William

Merchant

Son

Single

17

1864

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Ellen M

Merchant

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Joseph H

Merchant

Son

Single

13

1868

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Alice A

Merchant

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Thomas J

Merchant

Son

Single

8

1873

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Arthur R

Merchant

Son

Single

1

1880

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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