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Household of Robert Mercer (born 1824, Roxburghshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
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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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Mercer, born in 1824 in Gattonside, Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Mercer, born in 1827 in Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1858 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1860 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1862 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Rachel (born 1865 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Father-In-Law, Robert (born 1803 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Robert's Niece, Maggie (born 1869 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Robert Mercer's household
Robert
Mercer
Head
Ellen
Mercer
Wife
James
Mercer
Son
Ellen
Mercer
Daughter
Robert
Mercer
Son
Rachel
Mercer
Daughter
Robert
Brodie
Father-In-Law
Maggie
Brodie
Niece
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Mercer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Gattonside, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Mercer | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Gattonside, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Mercer | Wife | Married | 54 | 1827 | Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
James | Mercer | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Mercer | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Mercer | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Rachel | Mercer | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Brodie | Father-In-Law | Widower | 78 | 1803 | Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Brodie | Niece | - | 12 | 1869 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
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