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Household of Samuel Mercer (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Mercer, born in 1833 in Seamer, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Jane Mercer, born in 1835 in Snainton, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Nephew, Robinson Forrest (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England), Samuel's Father In Law, John (born 1804 in Swinton, Yorkshire, England), Samuel's Servant, William (born 1866 in Denbighshire, Wales) and Samuel's Visitor, Margaret (born 1840 in Snainton, Yorkshire, England).


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Samuel Mercer's household

Male

Samuel

Mercer

Head
Female

Jane

Mercer

Wife
Male

Robinson Forrest

Hall

Nephew
Male

John

Mayman

Father In Law
Male

William

Binks

Servant
Female

Margaret

Mayman

Visitor
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Seamer, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Mercer

Head

Married

48

1833

Seamer, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Mercer

Wife

Married

46

1835

Snainton, Yorkshire, England

Robinson Forrest

Hall

Nephew

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

John

Mayman

Father In Law

Widower

77

1804

Swinton, Yorkshire, England

William

Binks

Servant

Single

15

1866

Denbighshire, Wales

Margaret

Mayman

Visitor

Single

41

1840

Snainton, Yorkshire, England

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