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Household of Thomas Merdith (born 1814, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 Merdith and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Merdith, born in 1814 in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Merdith, born in 1826 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 7 children; Mary Ann (born 1864 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), George (born 1865 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1871 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), James (born 1873 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Albert (born 1876 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Walter (born 1880 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Caroline Watts, born in 1836 in Oakengates, Shropshire, England.


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Thomas Merdith's household

Male

Thomas

Merdith

Head
Female

Jane

Merdith

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Merdith

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Merdith

Son
Female

Caroline

Watts

Lodger
Male

George

Watts

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Watts

Daughter
Male

James

Watts

Son
Male

Albert

Watts

Son
Male

Walter

Watts

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Merdith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Merdith

Head

Married

67

1814

Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England

Jane

Merdith

Wife

Married

55

1826

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Merdith

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Merdith

Son

Single

3

1878

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Caroline

Watts

Lodger

Widow

45

1836

Oakengates, Shropshire, England

George

Watts

Son

Single

16

1865

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Watts

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

James

Watts

Son

Single

8

1873

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Albert

Watts

Son

Single

5

1876

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Walter

Watts

Son

Single

1

1880

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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