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Household of William Mercer (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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 1843 in Widnes, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Mercer, born in 1844 in Halewood, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1871 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1873 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1875 in Widnes, Lancashire, England) and Ernest Henry Anderton (born 1880 in Widnes, Lancashire, England).


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William Mercer's household

Male

William

Mercer

Head
Female

Ann

Mercer

Wife
Male

James

Mercer

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Richard

Mercer

Son
Male

Ernest Henry Anderton

Mercer

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Widnes, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mercer

Head

Married

38

1843

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Ann

Mercer

Wife

Married

37

1844

Halewood, Lancashire, England

James

Mercer

Son

Single

10

1871

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Mercer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Richard

Mercer

Son

Single

6

1875

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Ernest Henry Anderton

Mercer

Son

Single

1

1880

Widnes, Lancashire, England

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