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Household of Alex Mercer (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Alex Mercer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Mercer, born in 1834 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Cath Mercer, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Alex (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Frank (born 1870 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Gilbert (born 1874 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alex Mercer's household

Male

Alex

Mercer

Head
Female

Cath

Mercer

Wife
Male

Alex

Mercer

Son
Female

Annie

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Frank

Mercer

Son
Male

John

Mercer

Son
Male

Gilbert

Mercer

Son
Female

Mary

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Mercer

Son
First name(s) Alex
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Mercer

Head

Married

47

1834

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cath

Mercer

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

Mercer

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Mercer

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Frank

Mercer

Son

-

11

1870

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Mercer

Son

-

9

1872

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Gilbert

Mercer

Son

-

7

1874

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

Mercer

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Mercer

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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