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Household of William Merry (born 1820, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Merry and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Merry, born in 1820 in Brailsford, Derbyshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Merry, born in 1843 in Otham, Sussex, England. They had 1 child; Ernest Wm, born 1879 in Kensington, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Emily Jessie (born 1853 in New Cross, Kent, England), William's Boarder, Edward (born 1864 in Jersey, Channel Islands) and William's Boarder, Charles R (born 1858 in Forest Gate, Essex, England).


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William Merry's household

Male

William

Merry

Head
Female

Harriet

Merry

Wife
Male

Ernest Wm

Merry

Son
Female

Emily Jessie

Law

Boarder
Male

Edward

le Bas

Boarder
Male

Charles R

Waters

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Merry
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Brailsford, Derbyshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Merry

Head

Married

61

1820

Brailsford, Derbyshire, England

Harriet

Merry

Wife

Married

38

1843

Otham, Sussex, England

Ernest Wm

Merry

Son

Single

2

1879

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Emily Jessie

Law

Boarder

Single

28

1853

New Cross, Kent, England

Edward

le Bas

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Jersey, Channel Islands

Charles R

Waters

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Forest Gate, Essex, England

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