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Household of Henry Mercer (born 1816, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Mercer, born in 1816 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; John (born 1841 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1851 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1857 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1860 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1845 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; William (born 1869 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England) and Jacob (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
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Henry Mercer's household
Henry
Mercer
Head
John
Mercer
Son
Richard
Mercer
Son
Margaret
Mercer
Daughter
Jane
Mercer
Daughter
Mary
Waddington
Daughter
William
Waddington
Grand Son
Jacob
Waddington
Grand Son
| First name(s) | Henry |
| Last name | Mercer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry | Mercer | Head | Widower | 65 | 1816 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
John | Mercer | Son | Single | 40 | 1841 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
Richard | Mercer | Son | Single | 30 | 1851 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 24 | 1857 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
Jane | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 21 | 1860 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Waddington | Daughter | Married | 36 | 1845 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
William | Waddington | Grand Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England | |
Jacob | Waddington | Grand Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
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