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Household of Samuel Mercer (born 1821, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Mercer, born in 1821 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Hannah Mercer, born in 1821 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, James W (born 1854 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Samuel's Boarder Wife, Alice (born 1854 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Samuel's Boarder Daughter, Edith (born 1875 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Samuel's Boarder Daughter, Hannah (born 1877 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Samuel's Boarder Daughter, Polly (born 1879 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).
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Samuel Mercer's household
Samuel
Mercer
Head
Hannah
Mercer
Wife
James W
Brierley
Boarder
Alice
Brierley
Boarder Wife
Edith
Brierley
Boarder Daughter
Hannah
Brierley
Boarder Daughter
Polly
Brierley
Boarder Daughter
| First name(s) | Samuel |
| Last name | Mercer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel | Mercer | Head | Married | 60 | 1821 | Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England | |
Hannah | Mercer | Wife | Married | 60 | 1821 | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England | |
James W | Brierley | Boarder | Married | 27 | 1854 | Mossley, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Brierley | Boarder Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England | |
Edith | Brierley | Boarder Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Stalybridge, Cheshire, England | |
Hannah | Brierley | Boarder Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England | |
Polly | Brierley | Boarder Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England |
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