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Household of Charles Messenger (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Messenger, born in 1851 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Jane E Messenger, born in 1851 in Grange Moor, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Francis (born 1876 in West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England) and Annie (born 1879 in West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Relation, Roland (born 1870 in Flockton, Yorkshire, England), Charles's Brother, Abraham (born 1860 in Grange Moor, Yorkshire, England) and Charles's Lodger, Joseph (born 1858 in Longley, Kent, England).


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Charles Messenger's household

Male

Charles

Messenger

Head
Female

Jane E

Messenger

Wife
Male

Francis

Messenger

Son
Female

Annie

Messenger

Daughter
Male

Roland

Roberts

Relation
Male

Abraham

Messenger

Brother
Male

Joseph

Roberts

Lodger
First name(s) Charles
Last name Messenger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Messenger

Head

Married

30

1851

Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

Jane E

Messenger

Wife

Married

30

1851

Grange Moor, Yorkshire, England

Francis

Messenger

Son

Single

5

1876

West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Messenger

Daughter

Single

2

1879

West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Roland

Roberts

Relation

Single

11

1870

Flockton, Yorkshire, England

Abraham

Messenger

Brother

Single

21

1860

Grange Moor, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Roberts

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Longley, Kent, England

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