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Household of Joseph Mercer (born 1847, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Epsom, Surrey, 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.

Joseph Mercer and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Mercer, born in 1847 in Mitcham, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Darhous Mercer, born in 1853 in Tooting, Surrey, England. They had 7 children; Annie (born 1869 in Surrey, England), Nellie (born 1871 in Carshalton, Surrey, England), Rose (born 1872 in Carshalton, Surrey, England), George (born 1877 in Mitcham, Surrey, England), Edith (born 1871 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England), Susan (born 1877 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England) and Martha (born 1879 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger Head, Emma Dunn, born in 1846 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England.


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Joseph Mercer's household

Male

Joseph

Mercer

Head
Female

Darhous

Mercer

Wife
Female

Annie

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Rose

Mercer

Daughter
Male

George

Mercer

Son
Female

Emma

Dunn

Lodger Head
Female

Edith

Dunn

Daughter
Female

Susan

Dunn

Daughter
Female

Martha

Dunn

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Mitcham, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Mercer

Head

Married

34

1847

Mitcham, Surrey, England

Darhous

Mercer

Wife

Married

28

1853

Tooting, Surrey, England

Annie

Mercer

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Surrey, England

Nellie

Mercer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Carshalton, Surrey, England

Rose

Mercer

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Carshalton, Surrey, England

George

Mercer

Son

Single

4

1877

Mitcham, Surrey, England

Emma

Dunn

Lodger Head

Married

35

1846

Ticehurst, Sussex, England

Edith

Dunn

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ticehurst, Sussex, England

Susan

Dunn

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Martha

Dunn

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

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