John M Donaldson
Born 1849
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Household of James Messer (born 1849, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland
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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 Messer and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Messer, born in 1849 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Messer, born in 1847 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Archibald (born 1866 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland), Minnie (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Midlothian, Scotland), Fanny (born 1876 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland).
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James Messer's household
James
Messer
Head
Margaret
Messer
Wife
Archibald
Messer
Son
Margaret
Messer
Daughter
Minnie
Messer
Daughter
John
Messer
Son
Fanny
Messer
Daughter
William
Messer
Son
Janet
Messer
Daughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Messer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Messer | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Messer | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Archibald | Messer | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Messer | Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Minnie | Messer | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Messer | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Fanny | Messer | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Messer | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet | Messer | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland |
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