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Household of Robert S Mercer (born 1846, Roxburghshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Melrose, Roxburghshire, 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 S Mercer and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert S Mercer, born in 1846 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert S was the head of the household, married to Mary Mercer, born in 1845 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet M (born 1879 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Helen J (born 1880 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Grace G (born 1881 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert S's Servant, Mary Ann Fowler, born in 1863 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Robert S Mercer's household
Robert S
Mercer
Head
Mary
Mercer
Wife
Janet M
Mercer
Daughter
Helen J
Mercer
Daughter
Grace G
Mercer
Daughter
Mary Ann
Fowler
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert S |
| Last name | Mercer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert S | Mercer | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Mercer | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Janet M | Mercer | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Helen J | Mercer | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Grace G | Mercer | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Fowler | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Stow, Midlothian, Scotland |
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