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Household of Samuel Mercer (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Warrington, 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.

Samuel Mercer and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Mercer, born in 1839 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Mercer, born in 1840 in Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Margaret (born 1860 in Burtonwood, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1861 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Burtonwood, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1873 in Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1877 in Lancashire, England) and John (born 1879 in Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Mercer's household

Male

Samuel

Mercer

Head
Female

Mary

Mercer

Wife
Female

Margaret

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Robert

Mercer

Son
Male

Thomas

Mercer

Son
Male

Samuel

Mercer

Son
Female

Sarah

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Henry

Mercer

Son
Female

Mary E

Mercer

Daughter
Male

John

Mercer

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Mercer

Head

Married

42

1839

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mercer

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Mercer

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Burtonwood, Lancashire, England

Robert

Mercer

Son

Single

20

1861

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Mercer

Son

Single

15

1866

Burtonwood, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Mercer

Son

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mercer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Henry

Mercer

Son

Single

8

1873

Lancashire, England

Mary E

Mercer

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

John

Mercer

Son

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

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