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Household of William J Mercer (born 1841, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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.

William J Mercer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Mercer, born in 1841 in Deptford, Kent, consisted of 8 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Sarah M Mercer, born in 1842 in Deptford, Kent, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1866 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Harry (born 1868 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Frances S (born 1870 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and Daniel (born 1875 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Mother-In-Law, Martha (born 1818 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and William J's Brother-In-Law, Charles D (born 1846 in Deptford, Kent, England).


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William J Mercer's household

Male

William J

Mercer

Head
Female

Sarah M

Mercer

Wife
Male

William

Mercer

Son
Male

Harry

Mercer

Son
Female

Frances S

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Mercer

Son
Female

Martha

Lee

Mother-In-Law
Male

Charles D

Lee

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) William J
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Deptford, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Mercer

Head

Married

40

1841

Deptford, Kent, England

Sarah M

Mercer

Wife

Married

39

1842

Deptford, Kent, England

William

Mercer

Son

Single

15

1866

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Harry

Mercer

Son

Single

13

1868

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Frances S

Mercer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Daniel

Mercer

Son

Single

6

1875

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Martha

Lee

Mother-In-Law

Married

63

1818

Greenwich, Kent, England

Charles D

Lee

Brother-In-Law

Single

35

1846

Deptford, Kent, England

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