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Household of Edward Mercer (born 1856, Kent)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colchester, 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.
Edward Mercer and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Mercer, born in 1856 in Marden, Kent, consisted of 5 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Lydia Mercer, born in 1859 in Colchester, Essex, England. They had 2 children; Edward J (born 1877 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Robert (born 1879 in Colchester, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Boarder, Walter Spinks, born in 1862 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.
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Edward Mercer's household
Edward
Mercer
Head
Lydia
Mercer
Wife
Edward J
Mercer
Son
Robert
Mercer
Son
Walter
Spinks
Boarder
| First name(s) | Edward |
| Last name | Mercer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 25 |
| Birth year | 1856 |
| Birth place | Marden, Kent, England |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward | Mercer | Head | Married | 25 | 1856 | Marden, Kent, England | |
Lydia | Mercer | Wife | Married | 22 | 1859 | Colchester, Essex, England | |
Edward J | Mercer | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Colchester, Essex, England | |
Robert | Mercer | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Colchester, Essex, England | |
Walter | Spinks | Boarder | Single | 19 | 1862 | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England |
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