Mere - Census 1871 le u d e h c S Address Surname Given Names Position Status Age Sex Year Born Occupation Place of Birth Notes 1 Prospect Farm Lander James Head Married 33 M 1838 Farmer 150 acres emp. 4 men, 2 boys Mere 1 Prospect Farm Lander Rose Anna Wife Married 36 F 1835 Mere 1 Prospect Farm Lander Maragret Daughter 4 F 1867 Mere 1 Prospect Farm Lander Fred James Son 3 M 1868 Mere 1 Prospect Farm Lander Arthur Son 1 M 1870 Mere 1 Prospect Farm Helier Jemima Servant Unmarried 19 F 1852 Domestic Servant Mere 1 Prospect Farm Hooper Mary Jane Servant Unmarried 14 F 1857 Nurse Maid Mere 2 Vicarage Townsend Charles H Head Married 43 M 1828 Vicar of Mere St Pancras, Middlesex 2 Vicarage Townsend Charles H Son 4 M 1867 Mere 2 Vicarage Townsend Arthur C Son 2 M 1869 Mere 2 Vicarage Townsend Evelyn A Daughter 0 F 1871 Mere 2 Vicarage Hampton Elizabeth Servant Unmarried 36 F 1835 Nurse Domestic Servant Devizes 2 Vicarage Ransom Lavinia Servant Unmarried 28 F 1843 Cook Domestic Servant Warminster 2 Vicarage Crew Sarah Servant Unmarried 23 F 1848 Parlour Maid Shroton 2 Vicarage Harding Mary Ann Servant Unmarried 17 F 1854 Nurse Maid Sedgehill 2 Vicarage Knight John Servant Unmarried 22 M 1849 Groom Semley 3 Zeals Road Mitchell Mary Head Widowed 70 F 1801 Living on Interest of Money East Knoyle 3 Zeals Road Bealing Elizabeth Servant Unmarried 30 F 1841 Domestic Servant Gillingham, Dorset 4 Woodbine Cott. Jupe Henry Head Married 28 M 1843 Farmer and Employer Gillingham, Dorset 4 Woodbine Cott. Jupe Jane Wife Married 25 F 1846 Mere 4 Woodbine Cott. Lander Edmund Son in Law 11 M 1860 Scholar Mere 4 Woodbine Cott. Lander S ?? C Son in Law 7 M 1864 Scholar Mere 5 Prospect Place Hoare ?? Head Married 33 M 1838 Commercial Clerk Bath, Somerset 5 Prospect Place Hoare Emily Wife Married 41 F 1830 Holwell, Somerset 5 Prospect Place Doddington Hannah Servant Unmarried 22 F 1849 Domestic Servant Mere 6 Prospect Place Stone George Head Married 41 M 1830 Harness Maker Mere 6 Prospect Place Stone Mary Wife Married 41 F 1830 Milliner & Dress Maker Sherborne, Dorset 6 Prospect Place Stone Mary Son 15 F 1856 Harness Maker Mere 6 Prospect Place Stone Emily Daughter 9 F 1862 Scholar Mere 6 Prospect Place Stone Mary Daughter 7 F 1864 Scholar Gillingham, Dorset 6 Prospect Place Stone Annie Daughter 7 F 1864 Scholar Mere 6 Prospect Place Stone William Son 5 M 1866 Scholar Mere 6 Prospect Place Stone Rosa Daughter 3 F 1868 Scholar Mere 7 Prospect Place Arnold Susan Head Widowed 28 F 1843 Charwoman Mere 7 Prospect Place Arnold James Son 4 M 1867 Scholar Penselwood, Somreset 7 Prospect Place Arnold Henry Charles Son 2 M 1869 Scholar Mere 7 Prospect Place Harrison John Lodger Unmarried 22 M 1849 Farm Labourer Donhead St. Mary 8 Fry's Court Davey James Head Married 54 M 1817 Day Labourer Mere 8 Fry's Court Davey Mary A Wife Married 55 F 1816 Mere 8 Fry's Court Davey Ellen Daughter Unmarried 15 F 1856 Silk Winder Mere 9 Fry's Court Welch Robert Head Married 35 M 1836 Fish Dealer Mere 9 Fry's Court Welch Isabella Wife Married 31 F 1840 Stourton 9 Fry's Court Welch Teresa Ann Daughter 8 F 1863 Scholar Mere 9 Fry's Court Welch Sarah Jane -- 6 F 1865 Scholar Mere 9 Fry's Court Welch Robert James Son 4 M 1867 Scholar Mere 9 Fry's Court Welch Harriet Maria Daughter 2 F 1869 Scholar Mere 9 Fry's Court Welch Walter Henry Son 0 M 1871 Infant Mere ©Wiltshire OPC Project/2014/Richard Avery Updated May 2014 by Richard Avery Mere - Census 1871 10 Fry's Court Gover Edward Head Married 67 M 1804 Plasterer Wincanton 10 Fry's Court Gover Harriet Maria Wife Married 68 F 1803 Mere 11 Fry's Court Gover William Head Widowed 71 M 1800 Agr. Lab. Mere 13 Fry's Court Merryweather Edward Lodger Unmarried 63 M 1808 Agr. Lab. Sedgehill 14 Castle Street Gilbert John Head Married 23 M 1848 Agr. Lab. Mere 14 Castle Street Gilbert Susan Wife Married 33 F 1838 Silk Winder Mere 15 Castle Street Farthing Sarah Hester Head Married 37 F 1834 Grocer Mere 15 Castle Street Farthing Ambrose C Son Unmarried 19 M 1852 Tailor Mere 15 Castle Street Farthing Agnes Daughter 11 F 1860 Scholar Mere 15 Castle Street Farthing Mathias Son 9 M 1862 Scholar Mere 15 Castle Street Farthing Lucy Daughter 7 F 1864 Scholar Mere 15 Castle Street Farthing Mary Jane Daughter 5 F 1866 Scholar Mere 15 Castle Street Farthing Emma Daughter 3 F 1868 Scholar Mere 16 Castle Street Arney James Head Married 55 M 1816 Agr. Lab. Mere 16 Castle Street Arney Elizabeth Wife Married 54 F 1817 Bourton 16 Castle Street Gray Sarah Nurse child 2 M 1869 Mere 17 Castle Street Gray George Lodger Unmarried 22 M 1849 Agr. Lab. Mere 18 Castle Street Henwood Eli Head Married 48 M 1823 Leather Cutter Zeals 18 Castle Street Henwood Fanny Wife Married 41 F 1830 Boreham 19 Castle Street Henwood Eli Lodger Unmarried 21 M 1850 Marine Store Dealer Zeals 20 Castle Street Hill George Lodger Unmarried 21 M 1850 Policeman Norton, Somerset 21 Castle Street Brown William Head Married 34 M 1837 Commercial Clerk Kinsbury, Somerset 21 Castle Street Brown Emily Wife Married 33 F 1838 Wolverston 21 Castle Street Brown William J Son 2 M 1869 Mere 21 Castle Street Brown Henry F Son 0 M 1871 Mere 21 Castle Street Brown Emily Alice Daughter 6 F 1865 Scholar Silton, Dorset 21 Castle Street Brown Fanny G Daughter 3 F 1868 Scholar Mere 21 Castle Street Welch Anna Maria Servant Unmarried 15 F 1856 Domestic Servant Mere 21 Castle Street Edwards Sarah A Servant 13 F 1858 Nurse Maid South Petherton, Somerset 22 Castle Street Gray Charles Head Married 65 M 1806 Grocer Mere 22 Castle Street Gray Martha Wife Married 52 F 1819 Mere 22 Castle Street Jenkins Martha Niece Unmarried 17 F 1854 School Assistant London, Middlesex 23 Castle Street Long Ann Wife Widowed 77 F 1794 Dress Maker Mere 23 Castle Street Long Maria Niece Unmarried 50 F 1821 Dress Maker Mere 23 Castle Street Tabor Emma Visitor Widowed 72 F 1799 NK Bourton, Dorset 24 Castle Street Lowe Fred Lodger Unmarried 26 M 1845 Home Missionary Bradford 25 Castle Street Gifford George Head Married 49 M 1822 Grocer & Tallow Chandler Butley Wooten, Somerset 25 Castle Street Gifford Mary A Wife Married 46 F 1825 Sherborne, Dorset 25 Castle Street Gifford Mary J Daughter 23 F 1848 Sherborne, Dorset 25 Castle Street Gifford William F Son 11 M 1860 Scholar Bourton, Dorset 25 Castle Street Gifford Edwin W Son 9 M 1862 Scholar Bourton, Dorset 25 Castle Street Gifford Austin Son 7 M 1864 Scholar Bourton, Dorset 26 Castle Street Gidley Henry C Head Married 41 M 1830 Inland Revenue Officer Teignmouth, Devonshire 26 Castle Street Gidley Esther Wife Married 28 F 1843 Chiddington, Kent 26 Castle Street Gidley Etty A C Daughter 6 F 1865 Wrotham, Kent 26 Castle Street Gidley Florence A Daughter 2 F 1869 Wrotham, Kent 27 Castle Street Haskings Joseph C Head Unmarried 33 M 1838 Draper & Tailor Zeal, Devon 27 Castle Street Haskings Annie Sister Unmarried 35 F 1836 Draper Zeal, Devon 27 Castle Street Haskings Emma Sister Unmarried 29 F 1842 Draper Zeal, Devon 28 Castle Street Card Richard Head Married 33 M 1838 Living on Interest of Money Mere 28 Castle Street Card Anne Wife Married 29 F 1842 Mere ©Wiltshire OPC Project/2014/Richard Avery Updated May 2014 by Richard Avery Mere - Census 1871 28 Castle Street Card Mary A Daughter 5 F 1866 Mere 28 Castle Street Card Richard F Son 4 M 1867 Mere 28 Castle Street Card Charles L Son 1 M 1870 Mere 28 Castle Street Carter Agnes Servant Unmarried 14 F 1857 Domestic Servant Mere 29 Castle Street Edwards John Head Married 53 M 1818 Carpenter Gillingham, Dorset 29 Castle Street Edwards Elizabeth Wife Married 58 F 1813 Pentridge, Dorset 30 Castle Street Maslin William Lodger Unmarried 22 M 1849 Inland Revenue Officer Ramsbury 31 Castle Street Farthing Charles Head Married 60 M 1811 Builder (Master) employing 4 men Stourton 31 Castle Street Farthing Lydia Wife Married 36 F 1835 Mere 31 Castle Street Farthing Charles Son 6 M 1865 Mere 31 Castle Street Carter Rachel Niece Unmarried 16 F 1855 Zeals 31 Castle Street Keats Edward Boarder Unmarried 24 M 1847 Carpenter Mere 31 Castle Street Broadway Edwin Boarder Unmarried 22 M 1849 Carpenter (apprentice) Shaftesbury, Dorset 31 Castle Street Melmouth Henry Boarder Unmarried 20 M 1851 Carpenter Stourpaine, Dorset 31 Castle Street Barber Arthur Boarder Unmarried 19 M 1852 Carpenter (apprentice) Horningsham 32 Castle Street Gray James Head Married 32 M 1839 Labourer Mere 32 Castle Street Gray Mary Wife Married 31 F 1840 Mere 32 Castle Street Gray Emma Daughter 8 F 1863 Scholar Mere 32 Castle Street Gray Elizabeth Daughter 5 F 1866 Scholar Mere 32 Castle Street Gray John Son 3 M 1868 Scholar Mere 32 Castle Street Gray Fred Son 1 M 1870 Mere 33 Castle Street Mills Edward Head Widowed 44 M 1827 Tailor Mere 34 Castle Street Parfitt Kitty Lodger Widowed 83 F 1788 Pauper Kinston Magna, Somerset 35 Castle Street Coleman Betsy Head Unmarried 66 F 1805 Interest from Money Mere 35 Castle Street Read Ann Servant Unmarried 29 F 1842 Servant Mere 36 Castle Street Mills James Head Married 28 M 1843 Bootmaker Kilmington, Somerset 36 Castle Street Mills Mary Wife Married 30 F 1841 Bedminster, Dorset 36 Castle Street Mills Margaret Daughter Unmarried 16 F 1855 Silk Winder Tredegar, Wales 36 Castle Street Mills Evon Son 4 M 1867 Scholar Mere 36 Castle Street Mills Emma Daughter 6 F 1865 Scholar Mere 36 Castle Street Mills William J Son 2 M 1869 Scholar Mere 36 Castle Street Mills Edward G Son 1 M 1870 Mere 37 Castle Street Seymour Francis Head Married 65 M 1806 Accountant Mere 37 Castle Street Seymour Jane F Wife Married 66 F 1805 Shaftesbury, Dorset 38 Castle Street Cross Elizabeth