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Household of John Mercer (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mercer, born in 1846 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Mercer, born in 1849 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1868 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), John Wm (born 1872 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1874 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), William (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1878 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Emma Johnson, born in 1866 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.


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John Mercer's household

Male

John

Mercer

Head
Female

Alice

Mercer

Wife
Male

James

Mercer

Son
Male

Thomas

Mercer

Son
Male

John Wm

Mercer

Son
Male

Robert

Mercer

Son
Male

William

Mercer

Son
Female

Margaret

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Emma

Johnson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mercer

Head

Married

35

1846

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Alice

Mercer

Wife

Married

32

1849

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Mercer

Son

Single

13

1868

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Mercer

Son

Single

11

1870

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John Wm

Mercer

Son

Single

9

1872

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Robert

Mercer

Son

Single

7

1874

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Mercer

Son

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Mercer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Emma

Johnson

Servant

Single

15

1866

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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