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Household of Henry Message (born 1842, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, Kent, 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.

Henry Message and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Message, born in 1842 in Burwash, Sussex, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Message, born in 1841 in Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England), Henry (born 1867 in Heathfield, Sussex, England), Kate (born 1869 in Heathfield, Sussex, England), Mary (born 1871 in Heathfield, Sussex, England), Fanny (born 1874 in Little Horsted, Sussex, England) and Edith (born 1879 in Little Horsted, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, William (born 1849 in Ringmer, Sussex, England) and Henry's Servant, William (born 1838 in Sussex, England).


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Henry Message's household

Male

Henry

Message

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Message

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Message

Daughter
Male

Henry

Message

Son
Female

Kate

Message

Daughter
Female

Mary

Message

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Message

Daughter
Female

Edith

Message

Daughter
Male

William

Foord

Servant
Male

William

Gray

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Message
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Burwash, Sussex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Message

Head

Married

39

1842

Burwash, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Message

Wife

Married

40

1841

Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Message

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Henry

Message

Son

Single

14

1867

Heathfield, Sussex, England

Kate

Message

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Heathfield, Sussex, England

Mary

Message

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Heathfield, Sussex, England

Fanny

Message

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Little Horsted, Sussex, England

Edith

Message

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Little Horsted, Sussex, England

William

Foord

Servant

Married

32

1849

Ringmer, Sussex, England

William

Gray

Servant

Widower

43

1838

Sussex, England

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