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Household of John Mercer (born 1844, Sussex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mercer, born in 1844 in Sompting, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Louisa Mercer, born in 1840 in Shoreham, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; Mavis J (born 1873 in Sompting, Sussex, England), Louisa (born 1874 in Sompting, Sussex, England), Alice (born 1875 in Sompting, Sussex, England), Eliza E (born 1878 in Sompting, Sussex, England) and Ethel F (born 1880 in Sompting, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Frederick Kennard, born in 1831 in Sompting, Sussex, England.
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John Mercer's household
John
Mercer
Head
Louisa
Mercer
Wife
Mavis J
Mercer
Daughter
Louisa
Mercer
Daughter
Alice
Mercer
Daughter
Eliza E
Mercer
Daughter
Ethel F
Mercer
Daughter
Frederick
Kennard
Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Mercer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Sompting, Sussex, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Mercer | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Sompting, Sussex, England | |
Louisa | Mercer | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Shoreham, Sussex, England | |
Mavis J | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Sompting, Sussex, England | |
Louisa | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Sompting, Sussex, England | |
Alice | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Sompting, Sussex, England | |
Eliza E | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Sompting, Sussex, England | |
Ethel F | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Sompting, Sussex, England | |
Frederick | Kennard | Lodger | Widower | 50 | 1831 | Sompting, Sussex, England |
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