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Household of Henry R Mercer (born 1841, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, Kent, 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 R Mercer and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry R Mercer, born in 1841 in Folkestone, Kent, consisted of 11 members. Henry R was the head of the household, married to Mary Mercer, born in 1841 in Folkestone, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Henry J (born 1863 in Dover, Kent, England), Kate L (born 1865 in Faversham, Kent, England), Frederick G (born 1868 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Alfred E (born 1871 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Mary A (born 1874 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Sarah M (born 1876 in Folkestone, Kent, England) and John E W (born 1881 in Folkestone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry R's Apprentice, Henry (born 1863 in Elham, Kent, England) and Henry R's Boarder, Harriett E (born 1867 in Folkestone, Kent, England).


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Henry R Mercer's household

Male

Henry R

Mercer

Head
Female

Mary

Mercer

Wife
Male

Henry J

Mercer

Son
Female

Kate L

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Frederick G

Mercer

Son
Male

Alfred E

Mercer

Son
Female

Mary A

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Sarah M

Mercer

Daughter
Male

John E W

Mercer

Son
Male

Henry

Clayson

Apprentice
Female

Harriett E

Marshall

Boarder
First name(s) Henry R
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Folkestone, Kent, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry R

Mercer

Head

Married

40

1841

Folkestone, Kent, England

Mary

Mercer

Wife

Married

40

1841

Folkestone, Kent, England

Henry J

Mercer

Son

Single

18

1863

Dover, Kent, England

Kate L

Mercer

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Faversham, Kent, England

Frederick G

Mercer

Son

Single

13

1868

Folkestone, Kent, England

Alfred E

Mercer

Son

Single

10

1871

Folkestone, Kent, England

Mary A

Mercer

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Folkestone, Kent, England

Sarah M

Mercer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Folkestone, Kent, England

John E W

Mercer

Son

Single

0

1881

Folkestone, Kent, England

Henry

Clayson

Apprentice

Single

18

1863

Elham, Kent, England

Harriett E

Marshall

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Folkestone, Kent, England

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