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Household of William Mercer (born 1829, Cheshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mercer, born in 1829 in Runcorn, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; William (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Edith (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Housekeeper Head, Ann (born 1843 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder Head, Samuel (born 1834 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England), William's Boarder, Margaret (born 1847 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, Martha A (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder, Rodey (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
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William Mercer's household
William
Mercer
Head
Ann
Taylor
Housekeeper Head
William
Taylor
Son
George
Taylor
Son
Albert
Taylor
Son
Edith
Mercer
Daughter
Samuel
Needham
Boarder Head
Margaret
Needham
Boarder
Martha A
Needham
Boarder
Rodey
Needham
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Mercer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Runcorn, Cheshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Mercer | Head | Widower | 52 | 1829 | Runcorn, Cheshire, England | |
Ann | Taylor | Housekeeper Head | Widow | 38 | 1843 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Taylor | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
George | Taylor | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Albert | Taylor | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Edith | Mercer | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Samuel | Needham | Boarder Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England | |
Margaret | Needham | Boarder | Married | 34 | 1847 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Martha A | Needham | Boarder | Single | 9 | 1872 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Rodey | Needham | Boarder | Single | 0 | 1881 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
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