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Household of John Mercer (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mercer, born in 1833 in Ossett, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Mercer, born in 1837 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Edward (born 1863 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1865 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1867 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1871 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England) and Ben (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England).


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John Mercer's household

Male

John

Mercer

Head
Female

Mary A

Mercer

Wife
Male

Edward

Mercer

Son
Female

Alice

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Ben

Mercer

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mercer

Head

Married

48

1833

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Mercer

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Mercer

Son

Single

18

1863

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Mercer

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Mercer

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Mercer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Ben

Mercer

Son

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

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