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Household of Jacob Messham (born 1846, Cheshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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.
Jacob Messham and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Messham, born in 1846 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Messham, born in 1848 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1869 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Luke (born 1871 in Tarporley, Cheshire, England), Sarah G (born 1873 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Jacob (born 1876 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and William (born 1880 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jacob's Father In Law, William Levens, born in 1830 in Ireland.
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Jacob Messham's household
Jacob
Messham
Head
Elizabeth
Messham
Wife
Mary A
Messham
Daughter
Luke
Messham
Son
Sarah G
Messham
Daughter
Jacob
Messham
Son
William
Messham
Son
William
Levens
Father In Law
| First name(s) | Jacob |
| Last name | Messham |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Chester, Cheshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacob | Messham | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Chester, Cheshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Messham | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Chester, Cheshire, England | |
Mary A | Messham | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Chester, Cheshire, England | |
Luke | Messham | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Tarporley, Cheshire, England | |
Sarah G | Messham | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Chester, Cheshire, England | |
Jacob | Messham | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Chester, Cheshire, England | |
William | Messham | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Chester, Cheshire, England | |
William | Levens | Father In Law | Widower | 51 | 1830 | Ireland |
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