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Household of George Messer (born 1827, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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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 Messer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Messer, born in 1827 in Berwickshire, consisted of 5 members. George was the head of the household, married to Jane Messer, born in 1823 in Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1850 in Berwickshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1856 in Berwickshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Daughter-In-Law, Mary Messer, born in 1855 in Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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George Messer's household

Male

George

Messer

Head
Female

Jane

Messer

Wife
Female

Mary

Messer

Daughter
Male

Walter

Messer

Son
Female

Mary

Messer

Daughter-In-Law
First name(s) George
Last name Messer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Messer

Head

Married

54

1827

Berwickshire, Scotland

Jane

Messer

Wife

Married

58

1823

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Messer

Daughter

Unmarried

31

1850

Berwickshire, Scotland

Walter

Messer

Son

Married

25

1856

Berwickshire, Scotland

Mary

Messer

Daughter-In-Law

Married

26

1855

Roxburghshire, Scotland

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