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Household of William Mercer (born 1828, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mercer, born in 1828 in Hadlow, Kent, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mercer, born in 1830 in Brenchley, Kent, England. They had 1 child; Charles, born 1859 in Yalding, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Thomas Oxenbridge, born in 1817 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England.


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William Mercer's household

Male

William

Mercer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mercer

Wife
Male

Charles

Mercer

Son
Male

Thomas

Oxenbridge

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Hadlow, Kent, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mercer

Head

Married

53

1828

Hadlow, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Mercer

Wife

Married

51

1830

Brenchley, Kent, England

Charles

Mercer

Son

Single

22

1859

Yalding, Kent, England

Thomas

Oxenbridge

Lodger

Single

64

1817

Ticehurst, Sussex, England

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