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Household of William Mercer (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, 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 1837 in Aigburth, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary J Mercer, born in 1851 in Guernsey, Channel Islands. They had 5 children; Emma E (born 1869 in Ireland), Alice A (born 1872 in India), Eliza J (born 1876 in India), William G (born 1879 in India) and Mary G (born 1881 in Guernsey, Channel Islands).


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William Mercer's household

Male

William

Mercer

Head
Female

Mary J

Mercer

Wife
Female

Emma E

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Alice A

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Eliza J

Mercer

Daughter
Male

William G

Mercer

Son
Female

Mary G

Mercer

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Aigburth, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mercer

Head

Married

44

1837

Aigburth, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Mercer

Wife

Married

30

1851

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Emma E

Mercer

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ireland

Alice A

Mercer

Daughter

Single

9

1872

India

Eliza J

Mercer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

India

William G

Mercer

Son

Single

2

1879

India

Mary G

Mercer

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Guernsey, Channel Islands

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