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Household of Thomas Merrikin (born 1849, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Louth, Lincolnshire, 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 Merrikin and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Merrikin, born in 1849 in North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary J Merrikin, born in 1850 in North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England. They had 4 children; Fanny (born 1875 in North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England), Gertrude (born 1877 in North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England), Jabez B (born 1879 in North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England) and Beatrice (born 1881 in North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Emma (born 1866 in North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, William (born 1859 in Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire, England).


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Thomas Merrikin's household

Male

Thomas

Merrikin

Head
Female

Mary J

Merrikin

Wife
Female

Fanny

Merrikin

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Merrikin

Daughter
Male

Jabez B

Merrikin

Son
Female

Beatrice

Merrikin

Daughter
Female

Emma

Jacklin

Servant
Male

William

Johnson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Merrikin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Merrikin

Head

Married

32

1849

North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

Mary J

Merrikin

Wife

Married

31

1850

North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

Fanny

Merrikin

Daughter

Single

6

1875

North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

Gertrude

Merrikin

Daughter

Single

4

1877

North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

Jabez B

Merrikin

Son

Single

2

1879

North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

Beatrice

Merrikin

Daughter

Single

0

1881

North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

Emma

Jacklin

Servant

Single

15

1866

North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

William

Johnson

Servant

Single

22

1859

Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire, England

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