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Household of Ralph Mercer (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

Ralph Mercer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ralph Mercer, born in 1835 in Sutton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Ralph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Mercer, born in 1837 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Henry (born 1861 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Ralph (born 1863 in Parr, Lancashire, England), William (born 1865 in Parr, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1869 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1872 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England), Phoebe (born 1876 in Lathom, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Lathom, Lancashire, England).


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Ralph Mercer's household

Male

Ralph

Mercer

Head
Female

Mary A

Mercer

Wife
Male

Henry

Mercer

Son
Male

Ralph

Mercer

Son
Male

William

Mercer

Son
Female

Sarah

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Ann

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter
First name(s) Ralph
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Sutton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ralph

Mercer

Head

Married

46

1835

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Mercer

Wife

Married

44

1837

Lancashire, England

Henry

Mercer

Son

Single

20

1861

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Ralph

Mercer

Son

Single

18

1863

Parr, Lancashire, England

William

Mercer

Son

Single

16

1865

Parr, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mercer

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Ann

Mercer

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Mercer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lathom, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lathom, Lancashire, England

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