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Household of John W Mercer (born 1840, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Mercer, born in 1840 in Childwall, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mercer, born in 1841 in Cradley, Worcestershire, England. They had 2 children; Edith Ann (born 1870 in Childwall, Lancashire, England) and Archibald M (born 1873 in Childwall, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Mother, Ann (born 1810 in Prescot, Lancashire, England) and John W's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1839 in Woolton, Lancashire, England).


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John W Mercer's household

Male

John W

Mercer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mercer

Wife
Female

Edith Ann

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Archibald M

Mercer

Son
Female

Ann

Mercer

Mother
Female

Elizabeth

Mercer

Sister
First name(s) John W
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Childwall, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Mercer

Head

Married

41

1840

Childwall, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Mercer

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cradley, Worcestershire, England

Edith Ann

Mercer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Childwall, Lancashire, England

Archibald M

Mercer

Son

Single

8

1873

Childwall, Lancashire, England

Ann

Mercer

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Mercer

Sister

Single

42

1839

Woolton, Lancashire, England

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