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Household of John Mercer (born 1835, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1835 in Sheriff Hutton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mercer, born in 1840 in Rillington, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; David E (born 1861 in Malton, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1864 in Elvington, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Elvington, Yorkshire, England), Ruth (born 1870 in Ryther, Yorkshire, England), Henry J (born 1875 in Ryther, Yorkshire, England) and Jane (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John H Grimshaw, born in 1846 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England.
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John Mercer's household
John
Mercer
Head
Elizabeth
Mercer
Wife
David E
Mercer
Son
Mary
Mercer
Daughter
Elizabeth
Mercer
Daughter
Ruth
Mercer
Daughter
Henry J
Mercer
Son
Jane
Mercer
Daughter
John H
Grimshaw
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Mercer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Sheriff Hutton, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Mercer | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Sheriff Hutton, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Mercer | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Rillington, Yorkshire, England | |
David E | Mercer | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Malton, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Elvington, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Elvington, Yorkshire, England | |
Ruth | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Ryther, Yorkshire, England | |
Henry J | Mercer | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Ryther, Yorkshire, England | |
Jane | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
John H | Grimshaw | Boarder | Single | 35 | 1846 | Horsforth, Yorkshire, England |
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