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Household of William Merricks (born 1839, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cannock, Staffordshire, 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 Merricks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Merricks, born in 1839 in Huntington, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Merricks, born in 1839 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Fredrick W (born 1862 in Penkridge, Staffordshire, England), Ernest E (born 1867 in Penkridge, Staffordshire, England), Florence (born 1872 in Penkridge, Staffordshire, England), Rachel (born 1874 in Penkridge, Staffordshire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1877 in Penkridge, Staffordshire, England).


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William Merricks's household

Male

William

Merricks

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Merricks

Wife
Male

Fredrick W

Merricks

Son
Male

Ernest E

Merricks

Son
Female

Florence

Merricks

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Merricks

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Merricks

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Merricks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Huntington, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Merricks

Head

Married

42

1839

Huntington, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Merricks

Wife

Married

42

1839

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Fredrick W

Merricks

Son

Single

19

1862

Penkridge, Staffordshire, England

Ernest E

Merricks

Son

Single

14

1867

Penkridge, Staffordshire, England

Florence

Merricks

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Penkridge, Staffordshire, England

Rachel

Merricks

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Penkridge, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Ann

Merricks

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Penkridge, Staffordshire, England

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