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Household of Thomas Mercer (born 1805, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mercer, born in 1805 in Rainhill, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Alice, born 1833 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England. He had 2 grandchildren; Sarah Elizabeth (born 1859 in Sutton, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth Ann (born 1866 in Sutton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Mercer's household

Male

Thomas

Mercer

Head
Female

Alice

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Mercer

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Mercer

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Rainhill, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mercer

Head

Widower

76

1805

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

Alice

Mercer

Daughter

Single

48

1833

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Mercer

Grand Daughter

Single

22

1859

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Mercer

Grand Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sutton, Lancashire, England

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