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Household of John Mercer (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Mercer, born in 1841 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Mary J (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1868 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Joseph I G (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Frederick P (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Herbert Ed (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Teresa E? (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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John Mercer's household

Male

John

Mercer

Head
Female

Sarah

Mercer

Wife
Female

Mary J

Mercer

Daughter
Male

John

Mercer

Son
Male

Joseph I G

Mercer

Son
Male

Frederick P

Mercer

Son
Male

Herbert Ed

Mercer

Son
Female

Sarah A

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Teresa E?

Mercer

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

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mercer

Wife

Married

40

1841

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Mercer

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Mercer

Son

Single

13

1868

Preston, Lancashire, England

Joseph I G

Mercer

Son

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Frederick P

Mercer

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Herbert Ed

Mercer

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Mercer

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Teresa E?

Mercer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

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