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Household of William Mercer (born 1831, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Malling, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mercer, born in 1831 in Kent, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Mercer, born in 1839 in Ightham, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Susan (born 1858 in Ightham, Kent, England), Anne (born 1861 in Ightham, Kent, England), Thomas (born 1862 in Ightham, Kent, England), George (born 1864 in Ightham, Kent, England), Matilda (born 1868 in Ightham, Kent, England), John (born 1869 in Ightham, Kent, England) and Stephen (born 1872 in Ightham, Kent, England).


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William Mercer's household

Male

William

Mercer

Head
Female

Maria

Mercer

Wife
Female

Susan

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Anne

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Mercer

Son
Male

George

Mercer

Son
Female

Matilda

Mercer

Daughter
Male

John

Mercer

Son
Male

Stephen

Mercer

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mercer

Head

Married

50

1831

Kent, England

Maria

Mercer

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ightham, Kent, England

Susan

Mercer

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Ightham, Kent, England

Anne

Mercer

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Ightham, Kent, England

Thomas

Mercer

Son

Single

19

1862

Ightham, Kent, England

George

Mercer

Son

Single

17

1864

Ightham, Kent, England

Matilda

Mercer

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ightham, Kent, England

John

Mercer

Son

Single

12

1869

Ightham, Kent, England

Stephen

Mercer

Son

Single

9

1872

Ightham, Kent, England

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