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Household of Henry Mercer (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Henry Mercer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Mercer, born in 1839 in Prescot, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Mercer, born in 1839 in West Derby, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Harold (born 1862 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), William Henry (born 1863 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), John (born 1864 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Margaret Ann (born 1867 in Prescot, Lancashire, England) and Harry (born 1870 in Prescot, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Mercer's household

Male

Henry

Mercer

Head
Female

Mary

Mercer

Wife
Male

Harold

Mercer

Son
Male

William Henry

Mercer

Son
Male

John

Mercer

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Harry

Mercer

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Prescot, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Mercer

Head

Married

42

1839

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mercer

Wife

Married

42

1839

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Harold

Mercer

Son

Single

19

1862

Prescot, Lancashire, England

William Henry

Mercer

Son

Single

18

1863

Prescot, Lancashire, England

John

Mercer

Son

Single

17

1864

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Mercer

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Harry

Mercer

Son

Single

11

1870

Prescot, Lancashire, England

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