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Household of George Messenger (born 1810, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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 Messenger and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Messenger, born in 1810 in Romford, Essex, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary S Messenger, born in 1809 in Exmouth, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Sarah A, born 1843 in London, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were George's Boarder, Mary (born 1834 in Norfolk, England), George's Lodger, Henry (born 1842 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England) and George's Lodger, Caroline (born 1841 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England).


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George Messenger's household

Male

George

Messenger

Head
Female

Mary S

Messenger

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Messenger

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bodger

Boarder
Male

Henry

Henwood

Lodger
Female

Caroline

Henwood

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Messenger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Romford, Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Messenger

Head

Married

71

1810

Romford, Essex, England

Mary S

Messenger

Wife

Married

72

1809

Exmouth, Devon, England

Sarah A

Messenger

Daughter

Single

38

1843

London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Bodger

Boarder

Married

47

1834

Norfolk, England

Henry

Henwood

Lodger

Single

39

1842

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Henwood

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

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