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Household of Thomas Mercer (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

Thomas Mercer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mercer, born in 1834 in West Derby, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mercer, born in 1837 in West Derby, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1860 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1866 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1870 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1872 in West Derby, Lancashire, England) and Laura (born 1876 in West Derby, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Mercer's household

Male

Thomas

Mercer

Head
Female

Margaret

Mercer

Wife
Male

William

Mercer

Son
Female

Ellen

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Henry

Mercer

Son
Female

Ada

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Laura

Mercer

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place West Derby, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mercer

Head

Married

47

1834

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Mercer

Wife

Married

44

1837

West Derby, Lancashire, England

William

Mercer

Son

Single

21

1860

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Mercer

Daughter

Single

15

1866

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Henry

Mercer

Son

Single

11

1870

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Ada

Mercer

Daughter

Single

9

1872

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Laura

Mercer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

West Derby, Lancashire, England

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