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Household of Merrick Thorley (born 1834, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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.

Merrick Thorley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Merrick Thorley, born in 1834 in Coventry, Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. Merrick was the head of the household, married to Maria A Thorley, born in 1836 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1862 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England), John M (born 1871 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Walter (born 1873 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Merrick's Lodger, Samuel (born 1831 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Merrick's Lodgers Son, John Hy (born 1867 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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Merrick Thorley's household

Male

Merrick

Thorley

Head
Female

Maria A

Thorley

Wife
Male

James

Thorley

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thorley

Daughter
Male

John M

Thorley

Son
Male

Walter

Thorley

Son
Male

Samuel

Cooke

Lodger
Male

John Hy

Cooke

Lodgers Son
First name(s) Merrick
Last name Thorley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Merrick

Thorley

Head

Married

47

1834

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Maria A

Thorley

Wife

Married

45

1836

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

James

Thorley

Son

Single

19

1862

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Thorley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

John M

Thorley

Son

Single

10

1871

Chester, Cheshire, England

Walter

Thorley

Son

Single

8

1873

Chester, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Cooke

Lodger

Widower

50

1831

Chester, Cheshire, England

John Hy

Cooke

Lodgers Son

Single

14

1867

Chester, Cheshire, England

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