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Household of Joseph Merritt (born 1840, Middlesex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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.
Joseph Merritt and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Merritt, born in 1840 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Merritt, born in 1842 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Joseph Jas (born 1862 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Mary Jane (born 1864 in Bow, Middlesex, England), William Richd (born 1866 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), George (born 1867 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Richard Jas (born 1869 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Rosa Eleanor (born 1872 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother, Ann (born 1815 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Joseph's Sister, Mary Ann (born 1858 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
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Joseph Merritt's household
Joseph
Merritt
Head
Jane
Merritt
Wife
Joseph Jas
Merritt
Son
Mary Jane
Merritt
Daughter
William Richd
Merritt
Son
George
Merritt
Son
Richard Jas
Merritt
Son
Rosa Eleanor
Merritt
Daughter
Ann
Merritt
Mother
Mary Ann
Merritt
Sister
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Merritt |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Shoreditch, Middlesex, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Merritt | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Shoreditch, Middlesex, England | |
Jane | Merritt | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Spitalfields, Middlesex, England | |
Joseph Jas | Merritt | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England | |
Mary Jane | Merritt | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Bow, Middlesex, England | |
William Richd | Merritt | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England | |
George | Merritt | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England | |
Richard Jas | Merritt | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England | |
Rosa Eleanor | Merritt | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England | |
Ann | Merritt | Mother | Widow | 66 | 1815 | Hackney, Middlesex, England | |
Mary Ann | Merritt | Sister | Single | 23 | 1858 | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England |
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