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Household of Thomas Mercer (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mercer, born in 1833 in Parr, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Mercer, born in 1836 in Parr, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1862 in Parr, Lancashire, England), William (born 1865 in Parr, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1867 in Parr, Lancashire, England), Jacob (born 1870 in Parr, Lancashire, England), Cicily (born 1877 in Parr, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Parr, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Mercer's household

Male

Thomas

Mercer

Head
Female

Catherine

Mercer

Wife
Female

Annie

Mercer

Daughter
Male

William

Mercer

Son
Female

Sarah

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Jacob

Mercer

Son
Female

Cicily

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Mercer

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Parr, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mercer

Head

Married

48

1833

Parr, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Mercer

Wife

Married

45

1836

Parr, Lancashire, England

Annie

Mercer

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Parr, Lancashire, England

William

Mercer

Son

Single

16

1865

Parr, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mercer

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Parr, Lancashire, England

Jacob

Mercer

Son

Single

11

1870

Parr, Lancashire, England

Cicily

Mercer

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Parr, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Mercer

Son

Single

0

1881

Parr, Lancashire, England

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