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Household of William Merrill (born 1851, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire,Derbyshire, 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 Merrill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Merrill, born in 1851 in Market Drayton, Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Merrill, born in 1850 in Appleby, Leicestershire, England. They had 5 children; Edith E (born 1874 in Winsford, Cheshire, England), Mary E (born 1875 in Winsford, Cheshire, England), Florance (born 1877 in Winsford, Cheshire, England), Ethel (born 1879 in Winsford, Cheshire, England) and Agnes A (born 1881 in Hollingworth, Cheshire, England).


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William Merrill's household

Male

William

Merrill

Head
Female

Mary A

Merrill

Wife
Female

Edith E

Merrill

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Merrill

Daughter
Female

Florance

Merrill

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Merrill

Daughter
Female

Agnes A

Merrill

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Merrill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Merrill

Head

Married

30

1851

Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

Mary A

Merrill

Wife

Married

31

1850

Appleby, Leicestershire, England

Edith E

Merrill

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Winsford, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Merrill

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Winsford, Cheshire, England

Florance

Merrill

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Winsford, Cheshire, England

Ethel

Merrill

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Winsford, Cheshire, England

Agnes A

Merrill

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

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