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Household of James Mercer (born 1849, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, 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 1849 in Goudhurst, Kent, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Mercer, born in 1847 in Goudhurst, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Mary E (born 1875 in Chislehurst, Kent, England), Frederick (born 1877 in Chislehurst, Kent, England) and Mabel J (born 1879 in Chislehurst, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Ted (born 1861 in Frittenden, Kent, England) and James's Lodger, Robert (born 1850 in Cranbrook, Kent, England).


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James Mercer's household

Male

James

Mercer

Head
Female

Mary

Mercer

Wife
Female

Mary E

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Mercer

Son
Female

Mabel J

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Ted

Law

Boarder
Male

Robert

Haynes

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Goudhurst, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mercer

Head

Married

32

1849

Goudhurst, Kent, England

Mary

Mercer

Wife

Married

34

1847

Goudhurst, Kent, England

Mary E

Mercer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chislehurst, Kent, England

Frederick

Mercer

Son

Single

4

1877

Chislehurst, Kent, England

Mabel J

Mercer

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chislehurst, Kent, England

Ted

Law

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Frittenden, Kent, England

Robert

Haynes

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Cranbrook, Kent, England

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