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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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Merchant, born in 1855 in Alvescot, Oxfordshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann M Merchant, born in 1859 in Oxfordshire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1879 in Burford, Oxfordshire, England) and Christianna (born 1880 in Signet, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Frederick (born 1860 in Bampton, Oxfordshire, England) and William's Lodger, Henry (born 1862 in Bampton, Oxfordshire, England).


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William Merchant's household

Male

William

Merchant

Head
Female

Ann M

Merchant

Wife
Male

John

Merchant

Son
Female

Christianna

Merchant

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Clark

Lodger
Male

Henry

Clark

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

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Merchant

Head

Married

26

1855

Alvescot, Oxfordshire, England

Ann M

Merchant

Wife

Married

22

1859

Oxfordshire, England

John

Merchant

Son

Single

2

1879

Burford, Oxfordshire, England

Christianna

Merchant

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Signet, Oxfordshire, England

Frederick

Clark

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Bampton, Oxfordshire, England

Henry

Clark

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Bampton, Oxfordshire, England

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