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Household of Joseph Merton (born 1841, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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 Merton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Merton, born in 1841 in Paddington, Middlesex, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Harriet Merton, born in 1847 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. They had 1 child; Eliza, born 1880 in Paddington, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Step Daughter, Harriet Downie (Merton), born in 1867 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England.


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Joseph Merton's household

Male

Joseph

Merton

Head
Female

Harriet

Merton

Wife
Female

Eliza

Merton

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Downie (Merton)

Step Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Merton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Paddington, Middlesex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Merton

Head

Married

40

1841

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Merton

Wife

Married

34

1847

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Eliza

Merton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Downie (Merton)

Step Daughter

Single

14

1867

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

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