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Household of Joseph Mercer (born 1830, Sussex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastbourne, Sussex, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Mercer, born in 1830 in Sussex, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Mercer, born in 1842 in Barcombe, Sussex, England. They had 4 children; Albert (born 1862 in Barcombe, Sussex, England), Nellie C (born 1870 in Barcombe, Sussex, England), Alice (born 1873 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England) and Sarah A (born 1876 in Barcombe, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Charles Cavie, born in 1857 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.
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Joseph Mercer's household
Joseph
Mercer
Head
Mary
Mercer
Wife
Albert
Mercer
Son
Nellie C
Mercer
Daughter
Alice
Mercer
Daughter
Sarah A
Mercer
Daughter
Charles
Cavie
Boarder
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Mercer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| Birth place | Sussex, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Mercer | Head | Married | 51 | 1830 | Sussex, England | |
Mary | Mercer | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Barcombe, Sussex, England | |
Albert | Mercer | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Barcombe, Sussex, England | |
Nellie C | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Barcombe, Sussex, England | |
Alice | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Eastbourne, Sussex, England | |
Sarah A | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Barcombe, Sussex, England | |
Charles | Cavie | Boarder | Single | 24 | 1857 | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
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