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Household of Eleanor Mercer (born 1839, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Eleanor Mercer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eleanor Mercer, born in 1839 in New Romney, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Eleanor was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; John (born 1863 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), William (born 1873 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), James (born 1871 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Rosamund (born 1875 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Eleanor's Lodger, William P Jago, born in 1850 in Plymouth, Devon, England.


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Eleanor Mercer's household

Female

Eleanor

Mercer

Head
Male

John

Mercer

Son
Male

Thomas

Mercer

Son
Male

William

Mercer

Son
Male

James

Mercer

Son
Female

Rosamund

Mercer

Daughter
Male

William P

Jago

Lodger
First name(s) Eleanor
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place New Romney, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eleanor

Mercer

Head

Widow

42

1839

New Romney, Kent, England

John

Mercer

Son

Single

18

1863

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Mercer

Son

Single

15

1866

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William

Mercer

Son

Single

8

1873

Poplar, Middlesex, England

James

Mercer

Son

Single

10

1871

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Rosamund

Mercer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William P

Jago

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Plymouth, Devon, England

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