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Household of John Mercer (born 1822, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 1822 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Mary (born 1860 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1863 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1868 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger Head, John (born 1850 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, Elisabeth (born 1851 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England).
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John Mercer's household
John
Mercer
Head
Mary
Mercer
Daughter
Ellen
Mercer
Daughter
Alice
Mercer
Daughter
John
Edmundson
Lodger Head
Elisabeth
Edmundson
Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Mercer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | Great Harwood, 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 | 59 | 1822 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 21 | 1860 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
John | Edmundson | Lodger Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
Elisabeth | Edmundson | Lodger | Married | 30 | 1851 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England |
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