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Household of Thomas B Mercer (born 1832, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Thomas B Mercer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas B Mercer, born in 1832 in St Leonard's, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Thomas B was the head of the household, married to Eliza Mercer, born in 1827 in Lydd, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Thomas W (born 1859 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), John R (born 1868 in Bow, Middlesex, England) and Charlotte H (born 1870 in Wanstead, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas B's Lodger, Stephen (born 1863 in Chigwell, Essex, England) and Thomas B's Lodger, Edward (born 1867 in Chigwell, Essex, England).


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Thomas B Mercer's household

Male

Thomas B

Mercer

Head
Female

Eliza

Mercer

Wife
Male

Thomas W

Mercer

Son
Male

John R

Mercer

Son
Female

Charlotte H

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Stephen

Whitbread

Lodger
Male

Edward

Whitbread

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas B
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place St Leonard's, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas B

Mercer

Head

Married

49

1832

St Leonard's, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Mercer

Wife

Married

54

1827

Lydd, Kent, England

Thomas W

Mercer

Son

Single

22

1859

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

John R

Mercer

Son

Single

13

1868

Bow, Middlesex, England

Charlotte H

Mercer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wanstead, Essex, England

Stephen

Whitbread

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Chigwell, Essex, England

Edward

Whitbread

Lodger

Single

14

1867

Chigwell, Essex, England

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