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Household of John H Mercer (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

John H Mercer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John H Mercer, born in 1847 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John H was the head of the household, married to Ann Mercer, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Jane Ann (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Esther A (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Maria (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Betsy E (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Amelia (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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John H Mercer's household

Male

John H

Mercer

Head
Female

Ann

Mercer

Wife
Female

Jane Ann

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Esther A

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Maria

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mercer

Daughter
Male

William

Mercer

Son
Female

Betsy E

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Mercer

Daughter
First name(s) John H
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John H

Mercer

Head

Married

34

1847

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ann

Mercer

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Jane Ann

Mercer

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Esther A

Mercer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Maria

Mercer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mercer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Mercer

Son

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Betsy E

Mercer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Mercer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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