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Household of Thomas Mercer (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1828 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Mercer, born in 1832 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Alice (born 1865 in Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1878 in Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Emma (born 1875 in Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1876 in Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England) and Annie (born 1879 in Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Son In Law, George (born 1854 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Daughter In Law, Mary Ann (born 1857 in Armley, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Mercer's household

Male

Thomas

Mercer

Head
Female

Sarah

Mercer

Wife
Female

Alice

Mercer

Daughter
Male

George

Pemberton

Son In Law
Female

Mary Ann

Pemberton

Daughter In Law
Female

Emma

Pemberton

Grand Daughter
Female

Ada

Pemberton

Grand Daughter
Male

Fred

Pemberton

Son
Female

Annie

Pemberton

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Bolton, 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

53

1828

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mercer

Wife

Married

49

1832

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Mercer

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

George

Pemberton

Son In Law

Married

27

1854

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Pemberton

Daughter In Law

Married

24

1857

Armley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Pemberton

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Pemberton

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Pemberton

Son

Single

3

1878

Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Pemberton

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

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