Household of John J Messent (born 1841, Surrey)

In the 1881 Census, the household of John J Messent, born in 1841 in Peckham, Surrey, consisted of 16 members. John J was the head of the household, married to Ellen Messent, born in 1845 in Walworth, Surrey, England. They had 9 children; Ellen E (born 1868 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Arthur E (born 1870 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Frances E (born 1871 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Beatrice E (born 1873 in Woolwich, Kent, England), George F (born 1875 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Annie H (born 1876 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Alfred J (born 1878 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Ernest W (born 1879 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Harold R (born 1881 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John J's Servant, Bessie (born 1862 in Perthshire, Scotland), John J's Servant, Emily (born 1861 in Penge, Surrey, England), John J's Servant, Alice (born 1860 in Andover, Hampshire, England), John J's Servant, Ellen (born 1860 in Caernarvonshire, Wales) and John J's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Glamorganshire, Wales).