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Household of Moses Mercer (born 1844, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.
Moses Mercer and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Moses Mercer, born in 1844 in Billington, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Moses was the head of the household, married to Nancy Mercer, born in 1844 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Fred (born 1872 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1873 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England) and Laban (born 1879 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Moses's Step Daughter, Ellen A (born 1872 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England) and Moses's Visitor, Thomas (born 1876 in -).
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Moses Mercer's household
Moses
Mercer
Head
Nancy
Mercer
Wife
Fred
Mercer
Son
Ellen A
Fielding (Mercer)
Step Daughter
Ernest
Mercer
Son
Laban
Mercer
Son
Thomas
Munro
Visitor
| First name(s) | Moses |
| Last name | Mercer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Billington, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moses | Mercer | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Billington, Lancashire, England | |
Nancy | Mercer | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
Fred | Mercer | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen A | Fielding (Mercer) | Step Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
Ernest | Mercer | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
Laban | Mercer | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Munro | Visitor | Single | 5 | 1876 | - |
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