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Household of Thomas Merchant (born 1823, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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.
Thomas Merchant and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Merchant, born in 1823 in Ilton, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Merchant, born in 1825 in Kingstone, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Eva (born 1859 in Ilminster, Somerset, England), Emily (born 1861 in Ilminster, Somerset, England) and Almena (born 1866 in Ilminster, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder Lodger, Bertha (born 1858 in Ashill, Somerset, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Maud (born 1862 in Dorchester, Dorset, England).
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Thomas Merchant's household
Thomas
Merchant
Head
Mary
Merchant
Wife
Eva
Merchant
Daughter
Emily
Merchant
Daughter
Almena
Merchant
Daughter
Bertha
Crabb
Boarder Lodger
Maud
Hockeday
Boarder
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Merchant |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | Ilton, Somerset, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Merchant | Head | Married | 58 | 1823 | Ilton, Somerset, England | |
Mary | Merchant | Wife | Married | 56 | 1825 | Kingstone, Somerset, England | |
Eva | Merchant | Daughter | Single | 22 | 1859 | Ilminster, Somerset, England | |
Emily | Merchant | Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Ilminster, Somerset, England | |
Almena | Merchant | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Ilminster, Somerset, England | |
Bertha | Crabb | Boarder Lodger | Single | 23 | 1858 | Ashill, Somerset, England | |
Maud | Hockeday | Boarder | Single | 19 | 1862 | Dorchester, Dorset, England |
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