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Household of Thomas Mercer (born 1836, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mercer, born in 1836 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Mercer, born in 1838 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Edmund (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ethel (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Richard H (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1803 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Niece, Emily (born 1858 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Frances A (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
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Thomas Mercer's household
Thomas
Mercer
Head
Alice
Mercer
Wife
Edmund
Mercer
Son
Ada
Mercer
Daughter
Ethel
Mercer
Daughter
Richard H
Mercer
Son
Ann
Eccles
Mother In Law
Emily
Holden
Niece
Frances A
Hunter
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Mercer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Mercer | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Mercer | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Edmund | Mercer | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Ada | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Ethel | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Richard H | Mercer | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Ann | Eccles | Mother In Law | Widow | 78 | 1803 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
Emily | Holden | Niece | Single | 23 | 1858 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Frances A | Hunter | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
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