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Household of Thomas Mercer (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 1836 in Prescot, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Mercer, born in 1834 in Prescot, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1858 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1861 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1864 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Prescot, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Niece, Ann (born 1863 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, John W (born 1855 in Macclesfield, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Thomas (born 1824 in Prescot, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Mercer's household

Male

Thomas

Mercer

Head
Female

Alice

Mercer

Wife
Male

John

Mercer

Son
Male

Peter

Mercer

Son
Male

Henry

Mercer

Son
Male

Thomas

Mercer

Son
Male

Robert

Mercer

Son
Female

Ann

Mather

Niece
Male

John W

Sigley

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Stott

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Prescot, 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

45

1836

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Alice

Mercer

Wife

Married

47

1834

Prescot, Lancashire, England

John

Mercer

Son

Single

23

1858

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Peter

Mercer

Son

Single

20

1861

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Henry

Mercer

Son

Single

17

1864

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Mercer

Son

Single

15

1866

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Robert

Mercer

Son

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ann

Mather

Niece

Single

18

1863

Prescot, Lancashire, England

John W

Sigley

Boarder

-

26

1855

Macclesfield, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Stott

Boarder

-

57

1824

Prescot, Lancashire, England

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