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Household of Thomas Mercer (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mercer, born in 1836 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret J Mercer, born in 1840 in St Ives, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Maria (born 1866 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Donald (born 1870 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Eliza (born 1875 in Bury, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Mercer's household

Male

Thomas

Mercer

Head
Female

Margaret J

Mercer

Wife
Female

Maria

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Donald

Mercer

Son
Female

Eliza

Mercer

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Mercer

Head

Married

45

1836

Bury, Lancashire, England

Margaret J

Mercer

Wife

Married

41

1840

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Maria

Mercer

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bury, Lancashire, England

Donald

Mercer

Son

Single

11

1870

Bury, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Mercer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bury, Lancashire, England

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