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Household of William Mercer (born 1822, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mercer, born in 1822 in Kincardine, Kincardineshire, consisted of 3 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mercer, born in 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Son, William Henderson, born in 1864 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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William Mercer's household

Male

William

Mercer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mercer

Wife
Male

William

Henderson

Step Son
First name(s) William
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Kincardine, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mercer

Head

Married

59

1822

Kincardine, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mercer

Wife

Married

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Henderson

Step Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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