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Household of William Mercer (born 1816, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, 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 Mercer and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mercer, born in 1816 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Mercer, born in 1832 in Paddington, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Mary Edith, born 1858 in Pimlico, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, John Hy Adams, born in 1833 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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William Mercer's household

Male

William

Mercer

Head
Female

Eliza

Mercer

Wife
Female

Mary Edith

Mercer

Daughter
Male

John Hy

Adams

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mercer

Head

Married

65

1816

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Eliza

Mercer

Wife

Married

49

1832

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Mary Edith

Mercer

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Pimlico, Middlesex, England

John Hy

Adams

Lodger

Single

48

1833

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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