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Household of Cornelius Mercer (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Cornelius Mercer and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cornelius Mercer, born in 1853 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Cornelius was the head of the household, married to Mary Mercer, born in 1856 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Herbert (born 1874 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Harriet (born 1881 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Cornelius Mercer's household

Male

Cornelius

Mercer

Head
Female

Mary

Mercer

Wife
Male

Herbert

Mercer

Son
Female

Harriet

Mercer

Daughter
First name(s) Cornelius
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Cornelius

Mercer

Head

Married

28

1853

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mercer

Wife

Married

25

1856

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Mercer

Son

Single

7

1874

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Mercer

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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