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Household of George Messenger (born 1828)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Messenger, born in 1828 in , consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Anne Messenger, born in 1841 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), George (born 1869 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Alice (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Helena (born 1879 in Longsight, Lancashire, England) and Celia (born 1881 in Longsight, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Aunt, Sarah (born 1815 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and George's Boarder, Phillip M (born 1851 in Ireland).


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George Messenger's household

Male

George

Messenger

Head
Female

Anne

Messenger

Wife
Female

Margaret

Messenger

Daughter
Male

George

Messenger

Son
Female

Alice

Messenger

Daughter
Female

Ada

Messenger

Daughter
Female

Helena

Messenger

Daughter
Female

Celia

Messenger

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Reynolds

Aunt
Male

Phillip M

Roe

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Messenger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Messenger

Head

Married

53

1828

Ireland

Anne

Messenger

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Margaret

Messenger

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

George

Messenger

Son

Single

12

1869

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Alice

Messenger

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada

Messenger

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Helena

Messenger

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Longsight, Lancashire, England

Celia

Messenger

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Longsight, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Reynolds

Aunt

Widow

66

1815

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Phillip M

Roe

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Ireland

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