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Household of Henry Mercer (born 1838, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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.

Henry Mercer and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Mercer, born in 1838 in Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Sarah Mercer, born in 1839 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England. They had 8 children; Sarah (born 1859 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1861 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Walter (born 1863 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), George (born 1865 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), William (born 1868 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Jane (born 1871 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1873 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Alice (born 1875 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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Henry Mercer's household

Male

Henry

Mercer

Head
Female

Sarah

Mercer

Wife
Female

Sarah

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Henry

Mercer

Son
Male

Walter

Mercer

Son
Male

George

Mercer

Son
Male

William

Mercer

Son
Female

Jane

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Mercer

Son
Female

Alice

Mercer

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Mercer

Head

Married

43

1838

Middlesex, England

Sarah

Mercer

Wife

Married

42

1839

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Mercer

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Henry

Mercer

Son

Single

20

1861

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Walter

Mercer

Son

Single

18

1863

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

George

Mercer

Son

Single

16

1865

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William

Mercer

Son

Single

13

1868

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Jane

Mercer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Mercer

Son

Single

8

1873

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Alice

Mercer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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