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Household of Thomas W Mercer (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 W Mercer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas W Mercer, born in 1837 in Whittle, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas W was the head of the household, married to Ann Mercer, born in 1839 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1863 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Annie E (born 1866 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Charles (born 1874 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas W's Servant, Elizabeth P Aldon, born in 1858 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas W Mercer's household

Male

Thomas W

Mercer

Head
Female

Ann

Mercer

Wife
Male

John

Mercer

Son
Female

Annie E

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Mercer

Son
Male

Charles

Mercer

Son
Female

Elizabeth P

Aldon

Servant
First name(s) Thomas W
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Whittle, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas W

Mercer

Head

Married

44

1837

Whittle, Lancashire, England

Ann

Mercer

Wife

Married

42

1839

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

John

Mercer

Son

Single

18

1863

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Annie E

Mercer

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Mercer

Son

Single

12

1869

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Charles

Mercer

Son

Single

7

1874

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth P

Aldon

Servant

Single

23

1858

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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