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Household of William Mercer (born 1851, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hendon, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mercer, born in 1851 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Mercer, born in 1850 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary E (born 1871 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England), Joseph H (born 1873 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England), William J (born 1877 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England) and Robert (born 1879 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England).


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William Mercer's household

Male

William

Mercer

Head
Female

Ellen

Mercer

Wife
Female

Mary E

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Joseph H

Mercer

Son
Male

William J

Mercer

Son
Male

Robert

Mercer

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mercer

Head

Married

30

1851

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Mercer

Wife

Married

31

1850

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England

Mary E

Mercer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England

Joseph H

Mercer

Son

Single

8

1873

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England

William J

Mercer

Son

Single

4

1877

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England

Robert

Mercer

Son

Single

2

1879

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England

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