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Household of James A Message (born 1845, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hailsham, Sussex, 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.

James A Message and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James A Message, born in 1845 in Heathfield, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. James A was the head of the household, married to Emily Message, born in 1849 in Chailey, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Reuben (born 1871 in Warbleton, Sussex, England), James (born 1872 in Warbleton, Sussex, England), William R (born 1874 in Warbleton, Sussex, England), Lily (born 1877 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Henrietta (born 1879 in Ifield, Sussex, England) and Ada (born 1880 in Laughton, Sussex, England).


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James A Message's household

Male

James A

Message

Head
Female

Emily

Message

Wife
Male

Reuben

Message

Son
Male

James

Message

Son
Male

William R

Message

Son
Female

Lily

Message

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Message

Daughter
Female

Ada

Message

Daughter
First name(s) James A
Last name Message
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Heathfield, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James A

Message

Head

Married

36

1845

Heathfield, Sussex, England

Emily

Message

Wife

Married

32

1849

Chailey, Sussex, England

Reuben

Message

Son

Single

10

1871

Warbleton, Sussex, England

James

Message

Son

Single

9

1872

Warbleton, Sussex, England

William R

Message

Son

Single

7

1874

Warbleton, Sussex, England

Lily

Message

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Brixton, Surrey, England

Henrietta

Message

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ifield, Sussex, England

Ada

Message

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Laughton, Sussex, England

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