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Household of Thomas Mercer (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 1845 in Treeton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Maria Mercer, born in 1845 in France. They had 7 children; William M (born 1868 in Carbrook, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1870 in Brightside, Yorkshire, England), James Arthur (born 1872 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), John Thomas (born 1874 in Carbrook, Yorkshire, England), Fredrick (born 1876 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England) and Emily (born 1879 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Mercer's household

Male

Thomas

Mercer

Head
Female

Maria

Mercer

Wife
Male

William M

Mercer

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Mercer

Daughter
Male

James Arthur

Mercer

Son
Male

John Thomas

Mercer

Son
Male

Fredrick

Mercer

Son
Female

Mary

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Emily

Mercer

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Treeton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mercer

Head

Married

36

1845

Treeton, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Mercer

Wife

Married

36

1845

France

William M

Mercer

Son

Single

13

1868

Carbrook, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Mercer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Brightside, Yorkshire, England

James Arthur

Mercer

Son

Single

9

1872

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

John Thomas

Mercer

Son

Single

7

1874

Carbrook, Yorkshire, England

Fredrick

Mercer

Son

Single

5

1876

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Mercer

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Mercer

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

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