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Household of Joseph Mercer (born 1845, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helston, Cornwall, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Mercer, born in 1845 in Mullion, Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Alice Mercer, born in 1835 in Mullion, Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; Laura J (born 1868 in Mullion, Cornwall, England) and Elizabeth (born 1872 in Mullion, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Niece, Emma Mercer, born in 1861 in Mullion, Cornwall, England.


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Joseph Mercer's household

Male

Joseph

Mercer

Head
Female

Alice

Mercer

Wife
Female

Laura J

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Emma

Mercer

Niece
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Mullion, Cornwall, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Mercer

Head

Married

36

1845

Mullion, Cornwall, England

Alice

Mercer

Wife

Married

46

1835

Mullion, Cornwall, England

Laura J

Mercer

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Mullion, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Mullion, Cornwall, England

Emma

Mercer

Niece

Single

20

1861

Mullion, Cornwall, England

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