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Household of Alice Mercer (born 1819, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, England

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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.

Alice Mercer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alice Mercer, born in 1819 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Alice was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Ellenor (born 1852 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1859 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1862 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1867 in Hindley, Lancashire, England). She had 3 grandchildren; William (born 1871 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1881 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1881 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).


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Alice Mercer's household

Female

Alice

Mercer

Head
Female

Ellenor

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Edward

Mercer

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Alice

Mercer

Daughter
Male

William

Mercer

Grand Son
Male

Henry

Mercer

Grand Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Mercer

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Alice
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alice

Mercer

Head

Widow

62

1819

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Ellenor

Mercer

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Mercer

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Edward

Mercer

Son

Single

19

1862

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Mercer

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Hindley, Lancashire, England

William

Mercer

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Henry

Mercer

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Mercer

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hindley, Lancashire, England

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