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Household of Janet Messer (born 1849, Roxburghshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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.
Janet Messer and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Messer, born in 1849 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 7 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Robert (born 1840 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Agness (born 1869 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), George (born 1873 in United States) and Henrietta (born 1876 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Mother, Agness (born 1824 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Janet's Grandfather, George (born 1792 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Janet Messer's household
Janet
Messer
Head
Robert
Messer
Son
Agness
Messer
Daughter
George
Messer
Son
Henrietta
Messer
Daughter
Agness
Duncan
Mother
George
Duncan
Grandfather
| First name(s) | Janet |
| Last name | Messer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Janet | Messer | Head | Widow | 32 | 1849 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Messer | Son | - | 41 | 1840 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Agness | Messer | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
George | Messer | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | United States | |
Henrietta | Messer | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Agness | Duncan | Mother | Widow | 57 | 1824 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
George | Duncan | Grandfather | Widower | 89 | 1792 | South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
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