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Household of William Merryweather (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holbeck, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Merryweather and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Merryweather, born in 1839 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Merryweather, born in 1836 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Maria, born 1857 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 grandchildren; David (born 1875 in Leeds, Kent, England), Mary E (born 1878 in Leeds, Kent, England) and Maria (born 1874 in Leeds, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Margaret Mc Grail, born in 1868 in Leeds, Kent, England.


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William Merryweather's household

Male

William

Merryweather

Head
Female

Maria

Merryweather

Wife
Female

Maria

Hall

Daughter
Male

David

Wright

Grand Son
Female

Mary E

Wright

Grand Daughter
Female

Maria

Fotherby

Grand Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mc Grail

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Merryweather
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Merryweather

Head

Married

42

1839

York, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Merryweather

Wife

Married

45

1836

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Hall

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Hull, Yorkshire, England

David

Wright

Grand Son

Married

6

1875

Leeds, Kent, England

Mary E

Wright

Grand Daughter

Married

3

1878

Leeds, Kent, England

Maria

Fotherby

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Kent, England

Margaret

Mc Grail

Servant

Single

13

1868

Leeds, Kent, England

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