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Household of Alice Mercer (born 1818, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alice Mercer, born in 1818 in Mellor, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Alice was the head of the household, widow.
During the period, also present in the household were Alice's Boarder, John (born 1807 in Lancashire, England), Alice's Boarder, James (born 1818 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Alice's Boarder, James (born 1858 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Alice's Boarder, John (born 1846 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Alice's Boarder, Matthew (born 1856 in Cumberland, England).
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Alice Mercer's household
Alice
Mercer
Head
John
Weall
Boarder
James
Ashton
Boarder
James
Ashton
Boarder
John
Hayhurst
Boarder
Matthew
Lewis
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alice |
| Last name | Mercer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Mellor, Lancashire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alice | Mercer | Head | Widow | 63 | 1818 | Mellor, Lancashire, England | |
John | Weall | Boarder | Widower | 74 | 1807 | Lancashire, England | |
James | Ashton | Boarder | Married | 63 | 1818 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
James | Ashton | Boarder | Single | 23 | 1858 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
John | Hayhurst | Boarder | Married | 35 | 1846 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
Matthew | Lewis | Boarder | Single | 25 | 1856 | Cumberland, England |
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