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Household of William Mercer (born 1849, Sussex)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mercer, born in 1849 in Warnham, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Mercer, born in 1852 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Florence A (born 1878 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Charles W (born 1879 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Frederick G (born 1881 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, John (born 1859 in Warnham, Middlesex, England) and William's Servant, Selina (born 1857 in Wales).


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William Mercer's household

Male

William

Mercer

Head
Female

Martha

Mercer

Wife
Female

Florence A

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Charles W

Mercer

Son
Male

Frederick G

Mercer

Son
Male

John

Mercer

Brother
Female

Selina

Jenkins

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Warnham, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mercer

Head

Married

32

1849

Warnham, Sussex, England

Martha

Mercer

Wife

Married

29

1852

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Florence A

Mercer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Charles W

Mercer

Son

Single

2

1879

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Frederick G

Mercer

Son

Single

0

1881

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John

Mercer

Brother

Single

22

1859

Warnham, Middlesex, England

Selina

Jenkins

Servant

Single

24

1857

Wales

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