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Household of Andrew Mercer (born 1828, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yester, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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.

Andrew Mercer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Mercer, born in 1828 in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 9 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Jane Mercer, born in 1829 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1862 in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Archibald (born 1865 in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1865 in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Christina (born 1867 in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Georgina (born 1869 in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and William (born 1872 in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Andrew's Grandson, Charles Mercer, born in 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Andrew Mercer's household

Male

Andrew

Mercer

Head
Female

Jane

Mercer

Wife
Female

Mary

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Mercer

Son
Female

Jane

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Christina

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Mercer

Daughter
Male

William

Mercer

Son
Male

Charles

Mercer

Grandson
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Mercer

Head

Married

53

1828

North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Mercer

Wife

Married

52

1829

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Mercer

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Archibald

Mercer

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Mercer

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Christina

Mercer

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Georgina

Mercer

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Mercer

Son

-

9

1872

Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Charles

Mercer

Grandson

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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