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Household of Joseph Merritt (born 1858, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Merritt, born in 1858 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Merritt, born in 1861 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; John T (born 1879 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1881 in Bury, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Merritt's household

Male

Joseph

Merritt

Head
Female

Mary

Merritt

Wife
Male

John T

Merritt

Son
Male

James

Merritt

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Merritt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Merritt

Head

Married

23

1858

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary

Merritt

Wife

Married

20

1861

Bury, Lancashire, England

John T

Merritt

Son

Single

2

1879

Bury, Lancashire, England

James

Merritt

Son

Single

0

1881

Bury, Lancashire, England

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