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Household of Peter Mercer (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Peter Mercer and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Mercer, born in 1840 in Sutton, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Mercer, born in 1838 in Sutton, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Henry (born 1858 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1861 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1864 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1869 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1871 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1873 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Sutton, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Mercer's household

Male

Peter

Mercer

Head
Female

Mary

Mercer

Wife
Male

Henry

Mercer

Son
Male

Edward

Mercer

Son
Female

Alice

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Mercer

Daughter
Male

William

Mercer

Son
Male

Peter

Mercer

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter
Male

John

Mercer

Son
Female

Ellen

Mercer

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sutton, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Mercer

Head

Married

41

1840

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mercer

Wife

Married

43

1838

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Mercer

Son

Single

23

1858

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Edward

Mercer

Son

Single

20

1861

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Mercer

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Mercer

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

William

Mercer

Son

Single

10

1871

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Peter

Mercer

Son

Single

8

1873

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sutton, Lancashire, England

John

Mercer

Son

Single

3

1878

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Mercer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

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