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Household of Jeffrey Mercer (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, 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.

Jeffrey Mercer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jeffrey Mercer, born in 1853 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Jeffrey was the head of the household, married to Ellen Mercer, born in 1852 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Simeon (born 1879 in Accrington, Lancashire, England) and Ellen H (born 1875 in Accrington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jeffrey's Mother In Law, Christiana Fisher, born in 1806 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.


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Jeffrey Mercer's household

Male

Jeffrey

Mercer

Head
Female

Ellen

Mercer

Wife
Male

Simeon

Mercer

Son
Female

Ellen H

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Christiana

Fisher

Mother In Law
First name(s) Jeffrey
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jeffrey

Mercer

Head

Married

28

1853

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Mercer

Wife

Married

29

1852

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Simeon

Mercer

Son

Single

2

1879

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Ellen H

Mercer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Christiana

Fisher

Mother In Law

Widow

75

1806

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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