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Household of Alexander Mercer (born 1816, Peeblesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mercer, born in 1816 in Traquair, Peeblesshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Mercer, born in 1817 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Helen (born 1855 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1862 in Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and William (born 1865 in Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Helen Mercer, born in 1875 in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Mercer's household
Alexander
Mercer
Head
Helen
Mercer
Wife
Helen
Mercer
Daughter
Mary
Mercer
Daughter
William
Mercer
Son
Helen
Mercer
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Mercer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Mercer | Head | Married | 65 | 1816 | Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Mercer | Wife | Married | 64 | 1817 | Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Mercer | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Mercer | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
William | Mercer | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Mercer | Granddaughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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