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Household of William Merchant (born 1855, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Witney, 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.

William Merchant and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Merchant, born in 1855 in Burford, Oxfordshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Merchant, born in 1862 in Fifield, Oxfordshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1880 in Shilton, Oxfordshire, England) and Roseatta (born 1881 in Shilton, Oxfordshire, England).


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William Merchant's household

Male

William

Merchant

Head
Female

Emma

Merchant

Wife
Female

Mary

Merchant

Daughter
Female

Roseatta

Merchant

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Merchant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Burford, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Merchant

Head

Married

26

1855

Burford, Oxfordshire, England

Emma

Merchant

Wife

Married

19

1862

Fifield, Oxfordshire, England

Mary

Merchant

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Shilton, Oxfordshire, England

Roseatta

Merchant

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shilton, Oxfordshire, England

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