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Household of Oliver Merchant (born 1853, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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.

Oliver Merchant and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Oliver Merchant, born in 1853 in Devon, consisted of 5 members. Oliver was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Merchant, born in 1855 in Devon, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1878 in St Mary Church, Devon, England) and Lilly (born 1881 in Maidencombe, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Oliver's Servant, Emma Hosborne, born in 1868 in Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England.


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Oliver Merchant's household

Male

Oliver

Merchant

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Merchant

Wife
Male

George

Merchant

Son
Female

Lilly

Merchant

Daughter
Female

Emma

Hosborne

Servant
First name(s) Oliver
Last name Merchant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Oliver

Merchant

Head

Married

28

1853

Devon, England

Elizabeth

Merchant

Wife

Married

26

1855

Devon, England

George

Merchant

Son

Single

3

1878

St Mary Church, Devon, England

Lilly

Merchant

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Maidencombe, Devon, England

Emma

Hosborne

Servant

Single

13

1868

Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England

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