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Household of Alexander Mercer (born 1854, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

Alexander Mercer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mercer, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Mercer, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister, Ann McConnell, born in 1858 in England.


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Alexander Mercer's household

Male

Alexander

Mercer

Head
Female

Jane

Mercer

Wife
Male

William

Mercer

Son
Male

Alexander

Mercer

Son
Female

Ann

McConnell

Sister
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Mercer

Head

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Mercer

Wife

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Mercer

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Mercer

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

McConnell

Sister

Widow

23

1858

England

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