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Household of Josiah Merrick (born 1799, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.
Josiah Merrick and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Merrick, born in 1799 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Eliza Merrick, born in 1801 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Servant, Jane (born 1833 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Josiah's Servant, Elizabeth A (born 1831 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Josiah's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Anglesey, Wales) and Josiah's Servant, Julia (born 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
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Josiah Merrick's household
Josiah
Merrick
Head
Eliza
Merrick
Wife
Jane
Brooke
Servant
Elizabeth A
Holmes
Servant
Elizabeth
Williams
Servant
Julia
Derrick
Servant
| First name(s) | Josiah |
| Last name | Merrick |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 82 |
| Birth year | 1799 |
| Birth place | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Josiah | Merrick | Head | Married | 82 | 1799 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Eliza | Merrick | Wife | Married | 80 | 1801 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Jane | Brooke | Servant | Married | 48 | 1833 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth A | Holmes | Servant | Widow | 50 | 1831 | North Shields, Northumberland, England | |
Elizabeth | Williams | Servant | Single | 27 | 1854 | Anglesey, Wales | |
Julia | Derrick | Servant | Single | 30 | 1851 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
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