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Household of William Mercer (born 1848, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bath, Somerset, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mercer, born in 1848 in Corston, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rosa Mercer, born in 1849 in Newton St Loe, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1874 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), William (born 1876 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), Rosa (born 1878 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England) and Lily (born 1880 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary A Shewing, born in 1867 in Corston, Somerset, England.


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William Mercer's household

Male

William

Mercer

Head
Female

Rosa

Mercer

Wife
Male

George

Mercer

Son
Male

William

Mercer

Son
Female

Rosa

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Lily

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Shewing

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Corston, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mercer

Head

Married

33

1848

Corston, Somerset, England

Rosa

Mercer

Wife

Married

32

1849

Newton St Loe, Somerset, England

George

Mercer

Son

Single

7

1874

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

William

Mercer

Son

Single

5

1876

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Rosa

Mercer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Lily

Mercer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Mary A

Shewing

Servant

Single

14

1867

Corston, Somerset, England

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