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Household of Ellen Mercer (born 1819, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

Ellen Mercer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Mercer, born in 1819 in West Derby, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Sarah (born 1856 in West Derby, Lancashire, England) and Phoebe (born 1859 in West Derby, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Visitor Friend, R (born 1818 in West Derby, Lancashire, England) and Ellen's Visitor Friend, Mary (born 1872 in West Derby, Lancashire, England).


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Ellen Mercer's household

Female

Ellen

Mercer

Head
Female

Sarah

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Mercer

Daughter
Male

R

Kennedy

Visitor Friend
Female

Mary

Birchall

Visitor Friend
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place West Derby, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Mercer

Head

Widow

62

1819

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mercer

Daughter

Single

25

1856

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Mercer

Daughter

Single

22

1859

West Derby, Lancashire, England

R

Kennedy

Visitor Friend

Married

63

1818

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Mary

Birchall

Visitor Friend

Single

9

1872

West Derby, Lancashire, England

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