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Household of Walter Merry (born 1844, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oxford, Oxfordshire, 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.

Walter Merry and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Merry, born in 1844 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, consisted of 8 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Matilda Merry, born in 1839 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1871 in Scotland), Walter (born 1875 in Norwood, Surrey, England), Jane J (born 1877 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and Thomas H (born 1880 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Lodger, Amelia (born 1854 in Abingdon, Berkshire, England) and Walter's Lodger, Maria (born 1845 in Abingdon, Berkshire, England).


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Walter Merry's household

Male

Walter

Merry

Head
Female

Matilda

Merry

Wife
Female

Mary

Merry

Daughter
Male

Walter

Merry

Son
Female

Jane J

Merry

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Merry

Son
Female

Amelia

Carter

Lodger
Female

Maria

Randall

Lodger
First name(s) Walter
Last name Merry
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Merry

Head

Married

37

1844

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Matilda

Merry

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Mary

Merry

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Scotland

Walter

Merry

Son

Single

6

1875

Norwood, Surrey, England

Jane J

Merry

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Thomas H

Merry

Son

Single

1

1880

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Amelia

Carter

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Abingdon, Berkshire, England

Maria

Randall

Lodger

Married

36

1845

Abingdon, Berkshire, England

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