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Household of William Merchant (born 1815, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, 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.

William Merchant and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Merchant, born in 1815 in Marylebone, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Merchant, born in 1817 in South America. They had 7 children; Jane (born 1842 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Emily A (born 1843 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Rosaline (born 1847 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1848 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), John W (born 1850 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Priscilla (born 1856 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and Fanny M (born 1858 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Rosalie Burton, born in 1863 in Kent, England.


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William Merchant's household

Male

William

Merchant

Head
Female

Jane

Merchant

Wife
Female

Jane

Merchant

Daughter
Female

Emily A

Merchant

Daughter
Female

Rosaline

Merchant

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Merchant

Daughter
Male

John W

Merchant

Son
Female

Priscilla

Merchant

Daughter
Female

Fanny M

Merchant

Daughter
Female

Rosalie

Burton

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Merchant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Merchant

Head

Married

66

1815

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Jane

Merchant

Wife

Married

64

1817

South America

Jane

Merchant

Daughter

Single

39

1842

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Emily A

Merchant

Daughter

Single

38

1843

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Rosaline

Merchant

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Merchant

Daughter

Single

33

1848

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

John W

Merchant

Son

Single

31

1850

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Priscilla

Merchant

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Fanny M

Merchant

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Rosalie

Burton

Servant

Single

18

1863

Kent, England

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