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Household of James Mercer (born 1846, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,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.

James Mercer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mercer, born in 1846 in Cramlington, Suffolk, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessemin Mercer, born in 1852 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Christopher (born 1874 in Forest Hill, Kent, England), Wallace (born 1875 in Sussex, England), Edith (born 1877 in Forest Hill, Kent, England), Percy (born 1879 in Forest Hill, Kent, England) and Olive (born 1881 in Forest Hill, Kent, England).


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James Mercer's household

Male

James

Mercer

Head
Female

Jessemin

Mercer

Wife
Male

Christopher

Mercer

Son
Male

Wallace

Mercer

Son
Female

Edith

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Percy

Mercer

Son
Female

Olive

Mercer

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Cramlington, Suffolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mercer

Head

Married

35

1846

Cramlington, Suffolk, England

Jessemin

Mercer

Wife

Married

29

1852

St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Christopher

Mercer

Son

Single

7

1874

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Wallace

Mercer

Son

Single

6

1875

Sussex, England

Edith

Mercer

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Percy

Mercer

Son

Single

2

1879

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Olive

Mercer

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Forest Hill, Kent, England

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