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Household of William Mercer (born 1844, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mercer, born in 1844 in Wiltshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sophia Mercer, born in 1852 in Frome, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; William B (born 1867 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Samuel G (born 1869 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Henry J (born 1874 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and John W B (born 1879 in Greenwich, Kent, England).


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William Mercer's household

Male

William

Mercer

Head
Female

Sophia

Mercer

Wife
Male

William B

Mercer

Son
Male

Samuel G

Mercer

Son
Male

Henry J

Mercer

Son
Male

John W B

Mercer

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Wiltshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mercer

Head

Married

37

1844

Wiltshire, England

Sophia

Mercer

Wife

Married

29

1852

Frome, Somerset, England

William B

Mercer

Son

Single

14

1867

Greenwich, Kent, England

Samuel G

Mercer

Son

Single

12

1869

Greenwich, Kent, England

Henry J

Mercer

Son

Single

7

1874

Greenwich, Kent, England

John W B

Mercer

Son

Single

2

1879

Greenwich, Kent, England

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