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Household of George Message (born 1821, 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.

George Message and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Message, born in 1821 in Sussex, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Lois Message, born in 1835 in Heathfield, Sussex, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1857 in Hellingly, Sussex, England) and Frank (born 1877 in Hailsham, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Aunt, Sophia (born 1814 in Sussex, England) and George's Visitor, Fanny (born 1845 in Ashford, Kent, England).


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George Message's household

Male

George

Message

Head
Female

Lois

Message

Wife
Male

John

Message

Son
Male

Frank

Message

Son
Female

Sophia

Rolf

Aunt
Female

Fanny

Gilham

Visitor
First name(s) George
Last name Message
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Message

Head

Married

60

1821

Sussex, England

Lois

Message

Wife

Married

46

1835

Heathfield, Sussex, England

John

Message

Son

Single

24

1857

Hellingly, Sussex, England

Frank

Message

Son

Single

4

1877

Hailsham, Sussex, England

Sophia

Rolf

Aunt

Married

67

1814

Sussex, England

Fanny

Gilham

Visitor

Single

36

1845

Ashford, Kent, England

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