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Household of Lawrence James Mercer (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Lawrence James Mercer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lawrence James Mercer, born in 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Lawrence James was the head of the household, married to Julia Fanny Eliza Mercer, born in 1845 in India. They had 3 children; Emily U (born 1873 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Lawrence L (born 1879 in Woodford, Essex, England) and Eva P P (born 1881 in Woodford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Lawrence James's Servant, Emma (born 1842 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Lawrence James's Servant, Martha (born 1840 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Lawrence James's Servant, June (born 1854 in Woodford, Essex, England) and Lawrence James's Servant, Eliza (born 1864 in Cambridgeshire, England).


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Lawrence James Mercer's household

Male

Lawrence James

Mercer

Head
Female

Julia Fanny Eliza

Mercer

Wife
Female

Emily U

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Lawrence L

Mercer

Son
Female

Eva P P

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Emma

Ryan

Servant
Female

Martha

Peterkin

Servant
Female

June

Jones

Servant
Female

Eliza

Fisher

Servant
First name(s) Lawrence James
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lawrence James

Mercer

Head

Married

47

1834

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Julia Fanny Eliza

Mercer

Wife

Married

36

1845

India

Emily U

Mercer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Lawrence L

Mercer

Son

Single

2

1879

Woodford, Essex, England

Eva P P

Mercer

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Woodford, Essex, England

Emma

Ryan

Servant

Single

39

1842

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Martha

Peterkin

Servant

Single

41

1840

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

June

Jones

Servant

Single

27

1854

Woodford, Essex, England

Eliza

Fisher

Servant

Single

17

1864

Cambridgeshire, England

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