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Household of Henry Mercer (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 1846 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mercer, born in 1849 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Huyton, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1878 in New Brighton, Cheshire, England) and Kate (born 1880 in New Brighton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Servant, Ellen Owen, born in 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Henry Mercer's household

Male

Henry

Mercer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mercer

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Emily

Mercer

Daughter
Male

John

Mercer

Son
Male

Henry

Mercer

Son
Male

Joseph

Mercer

Son
Female

Kate

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Owen

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Mercer

Head

Married

35

1846

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Mercer

Wife

Married

32

1849

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Mercer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emily

Mercer

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Mercer

Son

Single

7

1874

Huyton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Mercer

Son

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Mercer

Son

Single

3

1878

New Brighton, Cheshire, England

Kate

Mercer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

New Brighton, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Owen

Servant

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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