1881 census of England: Eliza Marritt household, Easton Cottage, Loughton, Essex

1881 · 1881 Census of England and Wales, RG 11/1735

Citation: 1881 Census of England and Wales, Loughton, Essex (Epping Rural Sanitary District), Easton Cottage, schedule 189, Eliza Marritt household; The National Archives, RG 11/1735, p. 36 [page number partly legible]; image from Matt Wade's files ("FromEllenThompsonResearch").

1881 census of England: Eliza Marritt household, Easton Cottage, Loughton, Essex

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Schedule 189 only (the page also lists the Longue, Northcote, Allis, Campbell and Buck households).

Road, Street, &c. Name and Surname Relation to Head Condition Age (M) Age (F) Occupation Where Born

Easton Cottage Eliza Marritt Head Mar 4[?] Shop Keeper Essex, Loughton

Catherine Alice Marritt Daur Unm 14 Essex, do

Ada Eliza Marritt Daur Unm 10 Scholar Essex, do

Edith Alice Marritt Daur Unm 7 Scholar Essex, do

Ellen Mathilda Marritt Daur Unm 5 Scholar Essex, do

Road, Street, &c.	Name and Surname	Relation to Head	Condition	Age (F)	Occupation	Where Born
Easton Cottage	Eliza Marritt	Head	Mar	4[?]	Shop Keeper	Essex, Loughton
	Catherine Alice Marritt	Daur	Unm	14		Essex, do
	Ada Eliza Marritt	Daur	Unm	10	Scholar	Essex, do
	Edith Alice Marritt	Daur	Unm	7	Scholar	Essex, do
	Ellen Mathilda Marritt	Daur	Unm	5	Scholar	Essex, do

Ada's first name is written "Dora", struck through and corrected to "Ada" above. Eliza's age has a second digit that is partly struck and unclear. "Ellen Mathilda" is written something like "Mathdala".

What it says, against the tree

Person	Fact	Document says	Tree says	Assessment
Ellen Mathilda Thompson	Name at birth	Ellen Mathilda Marritt, daughter of Eliza Marritt	Listed under both Marritt and (adoptive) Thompson parents	supports Marritt as her birth surname
Ellen Mathilda Thompson	Age, birthplace	5, born Loughton, Essex	Born 8 July 1875, Essex	agrees
Edith Alice Thompson	Name at birth	Edith Alice Marritt, aged 7, born Loughton	Christened 27 July 1873, Essex	agrees
Eliza Keel	Marital status	Married, head of household, no husband present	Married William Marritt 1857; married William Thompson "1858"	conflicts: she was still Mrs. Marritt in 1881, so a Thompson marriage in 1858 is impossible
Eliza Keel	Occupation	Shopkeeper	—	new
Eliza Keel	Birthplace	Essex, Loughton	England	new (more specific; check)
Catherine Alice Marritt	Age	14 (born about 1866–67)	Born 1870	conflicts
Ada Eliza Marritt	Age	10 (born about 1870–71)	Born 1873	conflicts