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Household of Joseph Mercer (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

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 1831 in Walton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Mercer, born in 1838 in Sutton, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Samuel (born 1862 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), William (born 1864 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), John (born 1866 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1868 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), James (born 1871 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Christopher (born 1876 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1878 in West Derby, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in West Derby, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Mercer's household

Male

Joseph

Mercer

Head
Female

Mary

Mercer

Wife
Male

Samuel

Mercer

Son
Male

William

Mercer

Son
Male

John

Mercer

Son
Male

Joseph

Mercer

Son
Male

James

Mercer

Son
Male

Christopher

Mercer

Son
Female

Hannah

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Mercer

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Walton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Mercer

Head

Married

50

1831

Walton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mercer

Wife

Married

43

1838

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Mercer

Son

Single

19

1862

West Derby, Lancashire, England

William

Mercer

Son

Single

17

1864

West Derby, Lancashire, England

John

Mercer

Son

Single

15

1866

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Mercer

Son

Single

13

1868

West Derby, Lancashire, England

James

Mercer

Son

Single

10

1871

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Christopher

Mercer

Son

Single

5

1876

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Mercer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Mercer

Daughter

Single

0

1881

West Derby, Lancashire, England

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