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Household of Alexander Mercer (born 1837, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Temple, Midlothian, 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.
Alexander Mercer and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mercer, born in 1837 in Lasswade, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Agnes (born 1860 in Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1862 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland), George (born 1868 in Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1873 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1858 in Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Grandson, Alexander Mercer, born in 1881 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Alexander Mercer's household
Alexander
Mercer
Head
Agnes
Mercer
Daughter
Mary
Mercer
Daughter
George
Mercer
Son
Andrew
Mercer
Son
James
Mercer
Son
Alexander
Mercer
Grandson
Alexander
Mercer
Son
Agnes
Mercer
Wife
Alexander
Mercer
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Mercer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Mercer | Head | Widower | 44 | 1837 | Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Agnes | Mercer | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Mercer | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
George | Mercer | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Andrew | Mercer | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Mercer | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Mercer | Grandson | - | 0 | 1881 | Temple, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Mercer | Son | Married | 23 | 1858 | Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Mercer | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Alexander | Mercer | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland |
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