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Household of Thomas Mercer (born 1816, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mercer, born in 1816 in Ossett, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Mercer, born in 1834 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; George W (born 1860 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), Annie M (born 1865 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Charles E (born 1867 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England) and Charlotte J (born 1874 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Mercer's household

Male

Thomas

Mercer

Head
Female

Mary A

Mercer

Wife
Male

George W

Mercer

Son
Female

Annie M

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Charles E

Mercer

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Charlotte J

Mercer

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Mercer

Head

Married

65

1816

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Mercer

Wife

Married

47

1834

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

George W

Mercer

Son

Single

21

1860

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Annie M

Mercer

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Charles E

Mercer

Son

Single

14

1867

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Mercer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte J

Mercer

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

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