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Household of Henry Mercer (born 1831, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Mercer, born in 1831 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Hannah Mercer, born in 1844 in Iron Bridge, Shropshire, England. They had 8 children; Maria (born 1866 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Ada J (born 1870 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1872 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1874 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), John J (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Mabel (born 1878 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Ethel H (born 1879 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Gertrude (born 1881 in -).


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Henry Mercer's household

Male

Henry

Mercer

Head
Female

Hannah

Mercer

Wife
Female

Maria

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Ada J

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Walter

Mercer

Son
Male

John J

Mercer

Son
Female

Mabel

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Ethel H

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Mercer

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place St Helens, 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

50

1831

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Mercer

Wife

Married

37

1844

Iron Bridge, Shropshire, England

Maria

Mercer

Daughter

Single

15

1866

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ada J

Mercer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mercer

Daughter

Single

9

1872

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Walter

Mercer

Son

Single

7

1874

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John J

Mercer

Son

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mabel

Mercer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ethel H

Mercer

Daughter

Single

2

1879

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Mercer

Daughter

Single

0

1881

-

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