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Household of John Mercer (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Mercer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mercer, born in 1823 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; William, born 1859 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter Wife, Alice (born 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger Head, Henry (born 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger Head, James (born 1816 in Ireland).


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John Mercer's household

Male

John

Mercer

Head
Female

Alice

Mercer

Daughter Wife
Male

Henry

Vaughan

Lodger Head
Female

Mary

Vaughan

Wife
Male

James

Flanagan

Lodger Head
Male

William

Flanagan

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mercer

Head

Widower

58

1823

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice

Mercer

Daughter Wife

Single

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Henry

Vaughan

Lodger Head

Married

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Vaughan

Wife

Married

25

1856

Ireland

James

Flanagan

Lodger Head

Widower

65

1816

Ireland

William

Flanagan

Son

Single

22

1859

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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