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Household of George Mercer (born 1833, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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.

George Mercer and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Mercer, born in 1833 in Sheerness, Kent, consisted of 14 members. George was the head of the household, married to Ann Mercer, born in 1839 in Southwark, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1865 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Annie (born 1867 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), William (born 1875 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Frederick (born 1877 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England) and Florence (born 1880 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England). They had 1 grandchild; James, born 1872 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household were George's Stepson, Edward (born 1861 in Southwark, Surrey, England), George's Stepdaughter, Annie (born 1863 in Walworth, Surrey, England), George's Stepdaughter, Jane (born 1865 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), George's Step-Son, Alfred (born 1869 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), George's Mother, Hannah (born 1809 in Hucking, Kent, England) and George's -, Ann (born 1818 in Wiltshire, England).


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George Mercer's household

Male

George

Mercer

Head
Female

Ann

Mercer

Wife
Male

Edward

Hunt

Stepson
Female

Annie

Hunt

Stepdaughter
Male

John

Mercer

Son
Female

Jane

Hunt

Stepdaughter
Female

Annie

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Hunt

Step-Son
Male

William

Mercer

Son
Male

Frederick

Mercer

Son
Female

Florence

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Norris

Mother
Female

Ann

Watson

-
Male

James

Watson

Grand Son
First name(s) George
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Sheerness, Kent, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Mercer

Head

Married

48

1833

Sheerness, Kent, England

Ann

Mercer

Wife

Married

42

1839

Southwark, Surrey, England

Edward

Hunt

Stepson

Single

20

1861

Southwark, Surrey, England

Annie

Hunt

Stepdaughter

Single

18

1863

Walworth, Surrey, England

John

Mercer

Son

Single

16

1865

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Jane

Hunt

Stepdaughter

Single

16

1865

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Annie

Mercer

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Alfred

Hunt

Step-Son

Single

12

1869

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

William

Mercer

Son

Single

6

1875

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Frederick

Mercer

Son

Single

4

1877

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Florence

Mercer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Hannah

Norris

Mother

Widow

72

1809

Hucking, Kent, England

Ann

Watson

-

Widow

63

1818

Wiltshire, England

James

Watson

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

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