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Household of Henry Messenger (born 1815, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 Messenger and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Messenger, born in 1815 in Croydon, Surrey, consisted of 11 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ann Messenger, born in 1818 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1852 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Ada (born 1854 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Sydney (born 1856 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Edith (born 1858 in Croydon, Surrey, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Henry Alf (born 1870 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Emily K (born 1872 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Edith M (born 1878 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Son In Law, Alfred (born 1839 in Hay, Brecknockshire, Wales) and Henry's Daughter In Law, Emily (born 1852 in Hay, Brecknockshire, Wales).


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Henry Messenger's household

Male

Henry

Messenger

Head
Female

Ann

Messenger

Wife
Male

Charles

Messenger

Son
Female

Ada

Messenger

Daughter
Male

Sydney

Messenger

Son
Female

Edith

Messenger

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Price

Son In Law
Male

Henry Alf

Price

Grand Son
Female

Emily K

Price

Grand Daughter
Female

Edith M

Price

Grand Daughter
Female

Emily

Price

Daughter In Law
First name(s) Henry
Last name Messenger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Croydon, Surrey, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Messenger

Head

Married

66

1815

Croydon, Surrey, England

Ann

Messenger

Wife

Married

63

1818

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Charles

Messenger

Son

Single

29

1852

Croydon, Surrey, England

Ada

Messenger

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Croydon, Surrey, England

Sydney

Messenger

Son

Single

25

1856

Croydon, Surrey, England

Edith

Messenger

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Croydon, Surrey, England

Alfred

Price

Son In Law

Widower

42

1839

Hay, Brecknockshire, Wales

Henry Alf

Price

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Croydon, Surrey, England

Emily K

Price

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Croydon, Surrey, England

Edith M

Price

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Croydon, Surrey, England

Emily

Price

Daughter In Law

Single

29

1852

Hay, Brecknockshire, Wales

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