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Household of William Mercer (born 1847, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Buckhaven, Fife, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mercer, born in 1847 in Fife, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina M Mercer, born in 1846 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; Christina M (born 1866 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland), Agness (born 1868 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland), Andrew (born 1870 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Ann (born 1872 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland) and Elezebth (born 1879 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland).


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William Mercer's household

Male

William

Mercer

Head
Female

Christina M

Mercer

Wife
Female

Christina M

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Agness

Mercer

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Mercer

Son
Female

Ann

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Mercer

Daughter
Male

John

Mercer

Son
Female

Elezebth

Mercer

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mercer

Head

Married

34

1847

Fife, Scotland

Christina M

Mercer

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

Christina M

Mercer

Daughter

-

15

1866

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

Agness

Mercer

Daughter

-

13

1868

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Mercer

Son

-

11

1870

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Mercer

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Mercer

Daughter

-

7

1874

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

John

Mercer

Son

-

4

1877

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

Elezebth

Mercer

Daughter

-

2

1879

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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