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Household of Charles Messenger (born 1851, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 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.

Charles Messenger and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Messenger, born in 1851 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Sarah Messenger, born in 1856 in Biddestone, Wiltshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1879 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and Clara A (born 1881 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Lodger Head, Elizabeth (born 1812 in Gloucestershire, England), Charles's Lodger, Fredrick (born 1859 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England), Charles's Lodgers Wife, Emily (born 1858 in Wiltshire, England) and Charles's Lodgers Son, William (born 1880 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England).


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Charles Messenger's household

Male

Charles

Messenger

Head
Female

Sarah

Messenger

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Messenger

Daughter
Female

Clara A

Messenger

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Freeman

Lodger Head
Male

Fredrick

Walter

Lodger
Female

Emily

Walter

Lodgers Wife
Male

William

Walter

Lodgers Son
First name(s) Charles
Last name Messenger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Messenger

Head

Married

30

1851

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah

Messenger

Wife

Married

25

1856

Biddestone, Wiltshire, England

Elizabeth

Messenger

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Clara A

Messenger

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Freeman

Lodger Head

Single

69

1812

Gloucestershire, England

Fredrick

Walter

Lodger

Married

22

1859

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Emily

Walter

Lodgers Wife

Married

23

1858

Wiltshire, England

William

Walter

Lodgers Son

Single

1

1880

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

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