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Household of Alfred Message (born 1848, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hailsham, Sussex, 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.

Alfred Message and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Message, born in 1848 in Heathfield, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Message, born in 1849 in Sandgate, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1873 in Buxton, Surrey, England), Edith (born 1874 in Surrey, England), Alfred (born 1876 in Surrey, England), Harry (born 1878 in Merton, Surrey, England) and Edwin L (born 1880 in Merton, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Visitor Sister In Law, Laura Laker, born in 1805 in Hythe, Kent, England.


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Alfred Message's household

Male

Alfred

Message

Head
Female

Charlotte

Message

Wife
Female

Alice

Message

Daughter
Female

Edith

Message

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Message

Son
Male

Harry

Message

Son
Male

Edwin L

Message

Son
Female

Laura

Laker

Visitor Sister In Law
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Message
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Heathfield, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Message

Head

Married

33

1848

Heathfield, Sussex, England

Charlotte

Message

Wife

Married

32

1849

Sandgate, Kent, England

Alice

Message

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Buxton, Surrey, England

Edith

Message

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Surrey, England

Alfred

Message

Son

Single

5

1876

Surrey, England

Harry

Message

Son

Single

3

1878

Merton, Surrey, England

Edwin L

Message

Son

Single

1

1880

Merton, Surrey, England

Laura

Laker

Visitor Sister In Law

-

76

1805

Hythe, Kent, England

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