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Household of William Merritt (born 1841, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 Merritt and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Merritt, born in 1841 in Deptford, Kent, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan Merritt, born in 1841 in Deptford, Kent, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1863 in Deptford, Kent, England), Walter (born 1868 in Deptford, Kent, England), Arthur (born 1871 in Deptford, Kent, England), Emma (born 1873 in Deptford, Kent, England), Lydia (born 1876 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Robert (born 1879 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father In Law, Fylan Mills, born in 1801 in Deptford, Kent, England.


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William Merritt's household

Male

William

Merritt

Head
Female

Susan

Merritt

Wife
Male

William

Merritt

Son
Male

Walter

Merritt

Son
Male

Arthur

Merritt

Son
Female

Emma

Merritt

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Merritt

Daughter
Male

Robert

Merritt

Son
Male

Fylan

Mills

Father In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Merritt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Deptford, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Merritt

Head

Married

40

1841

Deptford, Kent, England

Susan

Merritt

Wife

Married

40

1841

Deptford, Kent, England

William

Merritt

Son

Single

18

1863

Deptford, Kent, England

Walter

Merritt

Son

Single

13

1868

Deptford, Kent, England

Arthur

Merritt

Son

Single

10

1871

Deptford, Kent, England

Emma

Merritt

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Deptford, Kent, England

Lydia

Merritt

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Deptford, Kent, England

Robert

Merritt

Son

Single

2

1879

Deptford, Kent, England

Fylan

Mills

Father In Law

Widower

80

1801

Deptford, Kent, England

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