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Household of Josiah Merefield (born 1826, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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.

Josiah Merefield and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Merefield, born in 1826 in Twyford, Dorset, consisted of 13 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Isabella Merefield, born in 1838 in Dorset, England. They had 11 children; Henry (born 1860 in Dorset, England), Frederic (born 1862 in Dorset, England), Charles (born 1864 in Dorset, England), Annie M (born 1865 in Dorset, England), Ellen (born 1866 in Dorset, England), William (born 1868 in Dorset, England), Edgar (born 1869 in Dorset, England), Fanny (born 1872 in Dorset, England), Sydney J (born 1874 in Dorset, England), Emma J (born 1876 in Dorset, England) and John (born 1878 in Dorset, England).


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Josiah Merefield's household

Male

Josiah

Merefield

Head
Female

Isabella

Merefield

Wife
Male

Henry

Merefield

Son
Male

Frederic

Merefield

Son
Male

Charles

Merefield

Son
Female

Annie M

Merefield

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Merefield

Daughter
Male

William

Merefield

Son
Male

Edgar

Merefield

Son
Female

Fanny

Merefield

Daughter
Male

Sydney J

Merefield

Son
Female

Emma J

Merefield

Daughter
Male

John

Merefield

Son
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Merefield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Twyford, Dorset, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Merefield

Head

Married

55

1826

Twyford, Dorset, England

Isabella

Merefield

Wife

Married

43

1838

Dorset, England

Henry

Merefield

Son

Single

21

1860

Dorset, England

Frederic

Merefield

Son

Single

19

1862

Dorset, England

Charles

Merefield

Son

Single

17

1864

Dorset, England

Annie M

Merefield

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Dorset, England

Ellen

Merefield

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Dorset, England

William

Merefield

Son

Single

13

1868

Dorset, England

Edgar

Merefield

Son

Single

12

1869

Dorset, England

Fanny

Merefield

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dorset, England

Sydney J

Merefield

Son

Single

7

1874

Dorset, England

Emma J

Merefield

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dorset, England

John

Merefield

Son

Single

3

1878

Dorset, England

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