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Household of William Mercer (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 17 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mercer, born in 1841 in Lancashire, consisted of 18 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen M Mercer, born in 1850 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Richard E (born 1874 in Pickering, Yorkshire, England), Edith E (born 1876 in Pickering, Yorkshire, England), Alexander A (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Robert H (born 1879 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England) and Ada P (born 1881 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Governess, Martha (born 1857 in Shropshire, England), William's Servant, Rose (born 1863 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Harriet (born 1864 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England), William's Teacher, Victor (born 1859 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), William's Pupil, Evelyn (born 1867 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England), William's Pupil, William (born 1867 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), William's Pupil, Julius (born 1868 in Hyde, Cheshire, England), William's Pupil, Thomas L ? (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William's Pupil, Robert (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England), William's Pupil, William (born 1873 in York, Yorkshire, England) and William's Pupil, Robert (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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William Mercer's household

Male

William

Mercer

Head
Female

Ellen M

Mercer

Wife
Male

Richard E

Mercer

Son
Female

Edith E

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Alexander A

Mercer

Son
Male

Robert H

Mercer

Son
Female

Ada P

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Martha

Millar

Governess
Female

Rose

Philips

Servant
Female

Harriet

Mc Bride

Servant
Male

Victor

Scalton

Teacher
Male

Evelyn

Thompson

Pupil
Male

William

Brown

Pupil
Male

Julius

Mycock

Pupil
Male

Thomas L ?

?

Pupil
Male

Robert

Fearnley

Pupil
Male

William

Clifton

Pupil
Male

Robert

Mercer

Pupil
First name(s) William
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (18 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mercer

Head

Married

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Ellen M

Mercer

Wife

Married

31

1850

Exeter, Devon, England

Richard E

Mercer

Son

Single

7

1874

Pickering, Yorkshire, England

Edith E

Mercer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Pickering, Yorkshire, England

Alexander A

Mercer

Son

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Robert H

Mercer

Son

Single

2

1879

Ilkley, Yorkshire, England

Ada P

Mercer

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ilkley, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Millar

Governess

Single

24

1857

Shropshire, England

Rose

Philips

Servant

Single

18

1863

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Mc Bride

Servant

Single

17

1864

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Victor

Scalton

Teacher

Single

22

1859

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Evelyn

Thompson

Pupil

Single

14

1867

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

William

Brown

Pupil

Single

14

1867

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Julius

Mycock

Pupil

Single

13

1868

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Thomas L ?

?

Pupil

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Robert

Fearnley

Pupil

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

William

Clifton

Pupil

Single

8

1873

York, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Mercer

Pupil

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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