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Household of Silvester Mercer (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Warrington, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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.

Silvester Mercer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Silvester Mercer, born in 1840 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Silvester was the head of the household, married to Mary Mercer, born in 1848 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Sarah Ann (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Agnes (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England), John (born 1879 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England).


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Silvester Mercer's household

Male

Silvester

Mercer

Head
Female

Mary

Mercer

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Mercer

Son
Male

John

Mercer

Son
Male

William

Mercer

Son
First name(s) Silvester
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Silvester

Mercer

Head

Married

41

1840

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mercer

Wife

Married

33

1848

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Mercer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mercer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Mercer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Mercer

Son

Single

3

1878

Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

John

Mercer

Son

Single

2

1879

Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

William

Mercer

Son

Single

0

1881

Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

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