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Household of John Mer (born 1814, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Mer and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mer, born in 1814 in Eccles, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Emma, born 1854 in Eccles, Lancashire, England. He had 1 grandchild; John Lee, born 1867 in Audley, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Charles R Croft, born in 1855 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England.


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John Mer's household

Male

John

Mer

Head
Female

Emma

Mer

Daughter
Male

John Lee

Mer

Grand Son
Male

Charles R

Croft

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Mer
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Eccles, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mer

Head

Widower

67

1814

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Emma

Mer

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Eccles, Lancashire, England

John Lee

Mer

Grand Son

Single

14

1867

Audley, Staffordshire, England

Charles R

Croft

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

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