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Household of James Mercer (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

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 1833 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Mercer, born in 1832 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1857 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), John (born 1859 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), James (born 1864 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1869 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Orphan, Jane Wood, born in 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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James Mercer's household

Male

James

Mercer

Head
Female

Mary

Mercer

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter
Male

John

Mercer

Son
Male

James

Mercer

Son
Male

William

Mercer

Son
Female

Jane

Wood

Orphan
First name(s) James
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mercer

Head

Married

48

1833

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mercer

Wife

Married

49

1832

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter

Single

24

1857

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Mercer

Son

Married

22

1859

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Mercer

Son

Single

17

1864

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Mercer

Son

Single

12

1869

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Jane

Wood

Orphan

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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