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Household of Thomas Merritt (born 1842, Wiltshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Highworth, Wiltshire, 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 Merritt and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Merritt, born in 1842 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Susan Merritt, born in 1841 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England), John (born 1865 in New Swindon, Wiltshire, England), Alice (born 1867 in New Swindon, Wiltshire, England), Alfred (born 1871 in New Swindon, Wiltshire, England) and Anne (born 1873 in New Swindon, Wiltshire, England).
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Thomas Merritt's household
Thomas
Merritt
Head
Susan
Merritt
Wife
Thomas
Merritt
Son
John
Merritt
Son
Alice
Merritt
Daughter
Alfred
Merritt
Son
Anne
Merritt
Daughter
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Merritt |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Merritt | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England | |
Susan | Merritt | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England | |
Thomas | Merritt | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Swindon, Wiltshire, England | |
John | Merritt | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | New Swindon, Wiltshire, England | |
Alice | Merritt | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | New Swindon, Wiltshire, England | |
Alfred | Merritt | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | New Swindon, Wiltshire, England | |
Anne | Merritt | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | New Swindon, Wiltshire, England |
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