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Household of John Mercer (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 1839 in Warrington, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Mercer, born in 1841 in Prescot, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Joseph (born 1861 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1874 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1876 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), William (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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John Mercer's household

Male

John

Mercer

Head
Female

Ann

Mercer

Wife
Male

Joseph

Mercer

Son
Male

John

Mercer

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Richard

Mercer

Son
Male

William

Mercer

Son
Female

Mary

Mercer

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Warrington, 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

42

1839

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Ann

Mercer

Wife

Married

40

1841

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Mercer

Son

Single

20

1861

Prescot, Lancashire, England

John

Mercer

Son

Single

10

1871

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Mercer

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Richard

Mercer

Son

Single

5

1876

Prescot, Lancashire, England

William

Mercer

Son

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mercer

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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