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Household of Mercy Dennis (born 1827, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hailsham, 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.

Mercy Dennis and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mercy Dennis, born in 1827 in Eastbourne, Sussex, consisted of 4 members. Mercy was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Mercy J, born 1862 in Hailsham, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Mercy's Step Daughter, Clara P (born 1849 in Hailsham, Sussex, England) and Mercy's Niece, Emily (born 1872 in Lewes, Sussex, England).


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Mercy Dennis's household

Female

Mercy

Dennis

Head
Female

Clara P

Dennis

Step Daughter
Female

Mercy J

Dennis

Daughter
Female

Emily

Morris

Niece
First name(s) Mercy
Last name Dennis
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Mercy

Dennis

Head

Widow

54

1827

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Clara P

Dennis

Step Daughter

Single

32

1849

Hailsham, Sussex, England

Mercy J

Dennis

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Hailsham, Sussex, England

Emily

Morris

Niece

Single

9

1872

Lewes, Sussex, England

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