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Household of William Merryman (born 1850, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Worcestershire,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 Merryman and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Merryman, born in 1850 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Merryman, born in 1861 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England. They had 1 child; Eliza B, born 1881 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary A (born 1863 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England), William's Lodger, Richard (born 1814 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England) and William's Lodger, Eliza (born 1820 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England).


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William Merryman's household

Male

William

Merryman

Head
Female

Emma

Merryman

Wife
Female

Eliza B

Merryman

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Shakespeare

Servant
Male

Richard

Callaway

Lodger
Female

Eliza

Callaway

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Merryman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Merryman

Head

Married

31

1850

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Merryman

Wife

Married

20

1861

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Eliza B

Merryman

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Mary A

Shakespeare

Servant

Single

18

1863

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Richard

Callaway

Lodger

Married

67

1814

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Eliza

Callaway

Lodger

Married

61

1820

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

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