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Household of Robert Merritt (born 1853, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Robert Merritt and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Merritt, born in 1853 in Egham, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Eliza Merritt, born in 1862 in Barnstaple, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, James (born 1865 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Robert's Boarder, Sophia (born 1852 in Colchester, Essex, England), Robert's Boarder, Caroline (born 1855 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Robert's Boarder, Sarah (born 1810 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).


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Robert Merritt's household

Male

Robert

Merritt

Head
Female

Eliza

Merritt

Wife
Male

James

Bosson

Boarder
Female

Sophia

Walker

Boarder
Female

Caroline

Jones

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Bennett

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Merritt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Egham, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Merritt

Head

Married

28

1853

Egham, Surrey, England

Eliza

Merritt

Wife

Married

19

1862

Barnstaple, Devon, England

James

Bosson

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Sophia

Walker

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Colchester, Essex, England

Caroline

Jones

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Colchester, Essex, England

Sarah

Bennett

Boarder

Widow

71

1810

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

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