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Household of John Mercer (born 1837, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mercer, born in 1837 in Sutton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Heriat Mercer, born in 1842 in West Derby, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1860 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1864 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1866 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Louisa (born 1872 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), William (born 1875 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Janet (born 1878 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Thomas J (born 1880 in West Derby, Lancashire, England) and Edward J (born 1881 in West Derby, Lancashire, England).


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John Mercer's household

Male

John

Mercer

Head
Female

Heriat

Mercer

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Mercer

Daughter
Male

William

Mercer

Son
Female

Janet

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Thomas J

Mercer

Son
Male

Edward J

Mercer

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Sutton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mercer

Head

Married

44

1837

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Heriat

Mercer

Wife

Married

39

1842

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter

Single

21

1860

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Mercer

Daughter

Single

17

1864

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mercer

Daughter

Single

15

1866

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Mercer

Daughter

Single

9

1872

West Derby, Lancashire, England

William

Mercer

Son

Single

6

1875

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Janet

Mercer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Thomas J

Mercer

Son

Single

1

1880

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Edward J

Mercer

Son

Single

0

1881

West Derby, Lancashire, England

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