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Household of Robert Mercer (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Robert Mercer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Mercer, born in 1841 in Heap Bridge, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Mercer, born in 1842 in Heap Bridge, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1862 in Heap Bridge, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1865 in Heap Bridge, Lancashire, England), Hanny (born 1867 in Heap Bridge, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1870 in Heap Bridge, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Mercer's household

Male

Robert

Mercer

Head
Female

Ellen

Mercer

Wife
Male

James

Mercer

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Hanny

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Robert

Mercer

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Heap Bridge, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Mercer

Head

Married

40

1841

Heap Bridge, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Mercer

Wife

Married

39

1842

Heap Bridge, Lancashire, England

James

Mercer

Son

Single

19

1862

Heap Bridge, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Mercer

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Heap Bridge, Lancashire, England

Hanny

Mercer

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Heap Bridge, Lancashire, England

Robert

Mercer

Son

Single

11

1870

Heap Bridge, Lancashire, England

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