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Household of Joseph Merris (born 1846, Shropshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Merris and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Merris, born in 1846 in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Merris, born in 1851 in Bath, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1869 in Bath, Somerset, England), Priscilla Maria (born 1871 in Bath, Somerset, England), Caroline (born 1873 in Bath, Somerset, England), William (born 1876 in Bath, Somerset, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Grandmother, Mary Ann Bright, born in 1808 in Bath, Somerset, England.
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Joseph Merris's household
Joseph
Merris
Head
Mary Ann
Merris
Wife
Mary Ann
Merris
Daughter
Priscilla Maria
Merris
Daughter
Caroline
Merris
Daughter
William
Merris
Son
Thomas
Merris
Son
Mary Ann
Bright
Grandmother
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Merris |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Merris | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England | |
Mary Ann | Merris | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Bath, Somerset, England | |
Mary Ann | Merris | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Bath, Somerset, England | |
Priscilla Maria | Merris | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Bath, Somerset, England | |
Caroline | Merris | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Bath, Somerset, England | |
William | Merris | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Bath, Somerset, England | |
Thomas | Merris | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Ann | Bright | Grandmother | Widow | 73 | 1808 | Bath, Somerset, England |
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