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Household of Benjamin Mercer (born 1850, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Benjamin Mercer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Mercer, born in 1850 in Hoxton, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Kate Mercer, born in 1851 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Henry J (born 1874 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England), Frank R (born 1876 in London, Surrey, England), Ada (born 1878 in London, Surrey, England) and Isabel (born 1880 in London, Surrey, England).


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Benjamin Mercer's household

Male

Benjamin

Mercer

Head
Female

Kate

Mercer

Wife
Male

Henry J

Mercer

Son
Male

Frank R

Mercer

Son
Female

Ada

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Isabel

Mercer

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Mercer

Head

Married

31

1850

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Kate

Mercer

Wife

Married

30

1851

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Henry J

Mercer

Son

Single

7

1874

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Frank R

Mercer

Son

Single

5

1876

London, Surrey, England

Ada

Mercer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

London, Surrey, England

Isabel

Mercer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

London, Surrey, England

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