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Household of Thomas Mercer (born 1835, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mercer, born in 1835 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Mercer, born in 1837 in Aintree, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1863 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1865 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England), Mary H (born 1867 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England), Alice M (born 1869 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England), William R (born 1872 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England), Alexander (born 1874 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England) and Edwin (born 1876 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Isabella Mc Donald, born in 1806 in Blackburn, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Mercer's household

Male

Thomas

Mercer

Head
Female

Sarah J

Mercer

Wife
Male

John

Mercer

Son
Female

Isabella

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Mercer

Daughter
Male

William R

Mercer

Son
Male

Alexander

Mercer

Son
Male

Edwin

Mercer

Son
Female

Isabella

Mc Donald

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mercer

Head

Married

46

1835

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Mercer

Wife

Married

44

1837

Aintree, Lancashire, England

John

Mercer

Son

Single

18

1863

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Mercer

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Mary H

Mercer

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Alice M

Mercer

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

William R

Mercer

Son

Single

9

1872

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Alexander

Mercer

Son

Single

7

1874

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Mercer

Son

Single

5

1876

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Mc Donald

Mother In Law

Widow

75

1806

Blackburn, Yorkshire, England

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