John Miller
Born 1834
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of William Mercer (born 1837, Essex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, England
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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 7 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mercer, born in 1837 in Sheerness, Essex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Mercer, born in 1840 in St Paul's, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1863 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England), Eliza A (born 1866 in Essex, England), Frederick (born 1876 in Essex, England), Louisa (born 1878 in Essex, England) and Emily (born 1881 in Barking, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Charles W Bell, born in 1858 in Rainham, Essex, England.
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
William Mercer's household
William
Mercer
Head
Mary A
Mercer
Wife
Mary Ann
Mercer
Daughter
Eliza A
Mercer
Daughter
Frederick
Mercer
Son
Louisa
Mercer
Daughter
Emily
Mercer
Daughter
Charles W
Bell
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Mercer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Sheerness, Essex, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Mercer | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Sheerness, Essex, England | |
Mary A | Mercer | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | St Paul's, Middlesex, England | |
Mary Ann | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Shadwell, Middlesex, England | |
Eliza A | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Essex, England | |
Frederick | Mercer | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Essex, England | |
Louisa | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Essex, England | |
Emily | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Barking, Essex, England | |
Charles W | Bell | Lodger | Single | 23 | 1858 | Rainham, Essex, England |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Mercer in West Ham in 1881, and follow the Mercer family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for William Mercer
We’ve found William Mercer in 157 family trees. Find out more about William Mercer's household and view the Mercer family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of William Mercer, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.