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Household of Obadiah Marchant (born 1812, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Obadiah Marchant and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Obadiah Marchant, born in 1812 in Tendring, Essex, consisted of 6 members. Obadiah was the head of the household, married to Susannah Marchant, born in 1817 in Messing, Essex, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1856 in East Ham, Essex, England) and Joseph (born 1858 in East Ham, Essex, England). They had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth, born 1867 in East Ham, Essex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Obadiah's Lodger, George A Taylor, born in 1861 in Great Holland, Essex, England.


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Obadiah Marchant's household

Male

Obadiah

Marchant

Head
Female

Susannah

Marchant

Wife
Male

James

Marchant

Son
Male

Joseph

Marchant

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Marchant

Grand Daughter
Male

George A

Taylor

Lodger
First name(s) Obadiah
Last name Marchant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Tendring, Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Obadiah

Marchant

Head

Married

69

1812

Tendring, Essex, England

Susannah

Marchant

Wife

Married

64

1817

Messing, Essex, England

James

Marchant

Son

Single

25

1856

East Ham, Essex, England

Joseph

Marchant

Son

Single

23

1858

East Ham, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Marchant

Grand Daughter

Single

14

1867

East Ham, Essex, England

George A

Taylor

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Great Holland, Essex, England

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