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Household of James Messenger (born 1809, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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 Messenger and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Messenger, born in 1809 in Woodford, Cheshire, consisted of 3 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Mary Ann, born 1859 in Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Eliza Fothersill, born in 1860 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England.


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James Messenger's household

Male

James

Messenger

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Messenger

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Fothersill

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Messenger
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Woodford, Cheshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Messenger

Head

Widower

72

1809

Woodford, Cheshire, England

Mary Ann

Messenger

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Middlesex, England

Eliza

Fothersill

Visitor

Single

21

1860

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

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