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Household of John Mercer (born 1838, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mercer, born in 1838 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Samuel (born 1858 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1865 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1868 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary E Lawson, born in 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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John Mercer's household

Male

John

Mercer

Head
Male

Samuel

Mercer

Son
Female

Margaret

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Lawson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place St Helens, 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

43

1838

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Mercer

Son

Single

23

1858

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Mercer

Daughter

Single

16

1865

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Mercer

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mercer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Lawson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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