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Household of Richard Mercer (born 1824, 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.

Richard Mercer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Mercer, born in 1824 in Prescot, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Mercer, born in 1826 in Prescot, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Annie (born 1857 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1860 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), James (born 1862 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1864 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1866 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Prescot, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1870 in Prescot, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Mercer's household

Male

Richard

Mercer

Head
Female

Mary

Mercer

Wife
Female

Annie

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Mercer

Daughter
Male

James

Mercer

Son
Female

Margaret

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Richard

Mercer

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Mercer

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Prescot, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Mercer

Head

Married

57

1824

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mercer

Wife

Married

55

1826

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Annie

Mercer

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Mercer

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Prescot, Lancashire, England

James

Mercer

Son

Single

19

1862

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Mercer

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Richard

Mercer

Son

Single

15

1866

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mercer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Prescot, Lancashire, England

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