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Household of John Mercer (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mercer, born in 1855 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Mercer, born in 1856 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1873 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Theopholis (born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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John Mercer's household

Male

John

Mercer

Head
Female

Alice

Mercer

Wife
Male

John

Mercer

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Theopholis

Mercer

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mercer

Head

Married

26

1855

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Mercer

Wife

Married

25

1856

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Mercer

Son

Single

8

1873

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Mercer

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Theopholis

Mercer

Son

Single

1

1880

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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