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Household of Henry Mercer (born 1835, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Mercer, born in 1835 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ellen Mercer, born in 1841 in Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Thomas, born 1869 in Withnell, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Brother In Law, George Valentine, born in 1851 in Lancashire, England.


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Henry Mercer's household

Male

Henry

Mercer

Head
Female

Ellen

Mercer

Wife
Male

Thomas

Mercer

Son
Male

George

Valentine

Brother In Law
First name(s) Henry
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Mercer

Head

Married

46

1835

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Mercer

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Mercer

Son

Single

12

1869

Withnell, Lancashire, England

George

Valentine

Brother In Law

Single

30

1851

Lancashire, England

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