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Household of John Thos Mercer (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 Thos Mercer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thos Mercer, born in 1850 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John Thos was the head of the household, married to Mary Mercer, born in 1850 in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph Hy (born 1872 in Bury, Lancashire, England), James (born 1875 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Clara (born 1880 in Bury, Lancashire, England).


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John Thos Mercer's household

Male

John Thos

Mercer

Head
Female

Mary

Mercer

Wife
Male

Joseph Hy

Mercer

Son
Male

James

Mercer

Son
Female

Ellen

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Clara

Mercer

Daughter
First name(s) John Thos
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Heywood, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Thos

Mercer

Head

Married

31

1850

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mercer

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England

Joseph Hy

Mercer

Son

Single

9

1872

Bury, Lancashire, England

James

Mercer

Son

Single

6

1875

Bury, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Mercer

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bury, Lancashire, England

Clara

Mercer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bury, Lancashire, England

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