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Household of Hugh Mercer (born 1854)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Hugh Mercer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Mercer, born in 1854 in , consisted of 6 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Alice Mercer, born in 1853 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Hugh's Sister In Law, Emily Foster, born in 1866 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Hugh Mercer's household

Male

Hugh

Mercer

Head
Female

Alice

Mercer

Wife
Male

Henry

Mercer

Son
Male

Thomas

Mercer

Son
Female

Martha

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Emily

Foster

Sister In Law
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Mercer

Head

Married

27

1854

Scotland

Alice

Mercer

Wife

Married

28

1853

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Mercer

Son

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Mercer

Son

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Mercer

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Emily

Foster

Sister In Law

Single

15

1866

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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