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Household of Adam Messer (born 1819, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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.
Adam Messer and 3 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Messer, born in 1819 in Gordon, Berwickshire, consisted of 4 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Jessie Short Or Messer, born in 1817 in Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Janet, born 1846 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Visitor, Georgina Sey, born in 1853 in Midlothian, Scotland.
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Adam Messer's household
Adam
Messer
Head
Jessie
Short Or Messer
Wife
Janet
Messer
Daughter
Georgina
Sey
Visitor
| First name(s) | Adam |
| Last name | Messer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (4 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam | Messer | Head | Married | 62 | 1819 | Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Short Or Messer | Wife | Married | 64 | 1817 | Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Messer | Daughter | Married | 35 | 1846 | Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Georgina | Sey | Visitor | Married | 28 | 1853 | Midlothian, Scotland |
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