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Household of Joseph Mercer (born 1817, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dartford, Kent, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Mercer, born in 1817 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Phillis, born 1857 in Gravesend, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Son In Law, Archibald (born 1855 in Scotland) and Joseph's Boarder, Oliver (born 1827 in West Ham, Essex, England).


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Joseph Mercer's household

Male

Joseph

Mercer

Head
Male

Archibald

Mc Allister

Son In Law
Female

Phillis

Mc Allister

Daughter
Male

Oliver

Williams

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Mercer

Head

Widower

64

1817

Chatham, Kent, England

Archibald

Mc Allister

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Scotland

Phillis

Mc Allister

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Gravesend, Kent, England

Oliver

Williams

Boarder

Single

54

1827

West Ham, Essex, England

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