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Household of Peter Mercer (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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.

Peter Mercer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Mercer, born in 1851 in , consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ellen S Mercer, born in 1850 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 1 child; Ernest R, born 1881 in Islington, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, Alfred H (born 1854 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England), Peter's Boarder, Walter J (born 1864 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England) and Peter's Servant, Mary (born 1853 in Ireland).


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Peter Mercer's household

Male

Peter

Mercer

Head
Female

Ellen S

Mercer

Wife
Male

Ernest R

Mercer

Son
Male

Alfred H

Rugg

Boarder
Male

Walter J

Rugg

Boarder
Female

Mary

Boyd

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Mercer

Head

Married

30

1851

Scotland

Ellen S

Mercer

Wife

Married

31

1850

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Ernest R

Mercer

Son

Single

0

1881

Islington, Middlesex, England

Alfred H

Rugg

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Walter J

Rugg

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Boyd

Servant

Single

28

1853

Ireland

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