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Household of Richard Mercer (born 1847, Yorkshire)

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.

Richard Mercer and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Mercer, born in 1847 in Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mercer, born in 1848 in Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Margaret K, born 1881 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Elizabeth Wilkinson, born in 1862 in Yorkshire, England.


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Richard Mercer's household

Male

Richard

Mercer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mercer

Wife
Female

Margaret K

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Mercer

Head

Married

34

1847

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Mercer

Wife

Married

33

1848

Yorkshire, England

Margaret K

Mercer

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

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