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Household of William Mercer (born 1803, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mercer, born in 1803 in Margate, Kent, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Mercer, born in 1822 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England. They had 1 child; William J, born 1858 in Margate, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, William (born 1856 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and William's Servant, Alice J (born 1861 in Kent, England).


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William Mercer's household

Male

William

Mercer

Head
Female

Martha

Mercer

Wife
Male

William J

Mercer

Son
Male

William

Sanderson

Visitor
Female

Alice J

Bean

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 78
Birth year 1803
Birth place Margate, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mercer

Head

Married

78

1803

Margate, Kent, England

Martha

Mercer

Wife

Married

59

1822

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

William J

Mercer

Son

Single

23

1858

Margate, Kent, England

William

Sanderson

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Alice J

Bean

Servant

Single

20

1861

Kent, England

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