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Household of Edmund H Mercer (born 1842, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, Kent, 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.

Edmund H Mercer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edmund H Mercer, born in 1842 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Edmund H was the head of the household, married to Ellen Mercer, born in 1835 in Arundel, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1867 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Florence E (born 1870 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) and Arthur (born 1878 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edmund H's Lodger, William (born 1853 in Leigh, Kent, England) and Edmund H's Lodger, Edgar (born 1854 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).


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Edmund H Mercer's household

Male

Edmund H

Mercer

Head
Female

Ellen

Mercer

Wife
Male

Alexander

Mercer

Son
Female

Florence E

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Mercer

Son
Male

William

Neal

Lodger
Male

Edgar

Lockhart

Lodger
First name(s) Edmund H
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edmund H

Mercer

Head

Married

39

1842

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Ellen

Mercer

Wife

Married

46

1835

Arundel, Sussex, England

Alexander

Mercer

Son

Single

14

1867

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Florence E

Mercer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Arthur

Mercer

Son

Single

3

1878

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

William

Neal

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Leigh, Kent, England

Edgar

Lockhart

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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