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Household of Joseph Merrick (born 1842, Staffordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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 Merrick and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Merrick, born in 1842 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sar J Merrick, born in 1855 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Martha H M (born 1874 in Moxley, Staffordshire, England), Mary M (born 1876 in Moxley, Staffordshire, England) and Lily (born 1879 in Moxley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Job Jones, born in 1861 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.
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Joseph Merrick's household
Joseph
Merrick
Head
Sar J
Merrick
Wife
Martha H M
Merrick
Daughter
Mary M
Merrick
Daughter
Lily
Merrick
Daughter
Job
Jones
Lodger
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Merrick |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Bilston, Staffordshire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Merrick | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Bilston, Staffordshire, England | |
Sar J | Merrick | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England | |
Martha H M | Merrick | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Moxley, Staffordshire, England | |
Mary M | Merrick | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Moxley, Staffordshire, England | |
Lily | Merrick | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Moxley, Staffordshire, England | |
Job | Jones | Lodger | Single | 20 | 1861 | West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England |
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