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Household of Henry Messenger (born 1852, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Marlborough, Wiltshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Messenger, born in 1852 in Wiltshire, consisted of 5 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ellen Messenger, born in 1846 in Lockeridge, Wiltshire, England. They had 3 children; Peter (born 1871 in Lockeridge, Wiltshire, England), William (born 1878 in Overton, Wiltshire, England) and Mary Ellen (born 1880 in Ogbourne St George, Wiltshire, England).


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Henry Messenger's household

Male

Henry

Messenger

Head
Female

Ellen

Messenger

Wife
Male

Peter

Beckingham

Son
Male

William

Messenger

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Messenger

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Messenger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Wiltshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Messenger

Head

Married

29

1852

Wiltshire, England

Ellen

Messenger

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lockeridge, Wiltshire, England

Peter

Beckingham

Son

Single

10

1871

Lockeridge, Wiltshire, England

William

Messenger

Son

Single

3

1878

Overton, Wiltshire, England

Mary Ellen

Messenger

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ogbourne St George, Wiltshire, England

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