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Household of John Mercer (born 1841, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, 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.

John Mercer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mercer, born in 1841 in Southborough, Kent, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Mercer, born in 1840 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. They had 1 child; Emma, born 1877 in Southborough, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Caroline (born 1823 in Laughton, Sussex, England) and John's Lodger, Jane C (born 1804 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Mercer's household

Male

John

Mercer

Head
Female

Emma

Mercer

Wife
Female

Emma

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Hewer

Servant
Female

Jane C

Bigsby

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Southborough, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mercer

Head

Married

40

1841

Southborough, Kent, England

Emma

Mercer

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Emma

Mercer

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Southborough, Kent, England

Caroline

Hewer

Servant

Widow

58

1823

Laughton, Sussex, England

Jane C

Bigsby

Lodger

Widow

77

1804

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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