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Household of John Massey (born 1844, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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.

John Massey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Massey, born in 1844 in Billingsley, Shropshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Massey, born in 1839 in Henbury, Gloucestershire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1857 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Samuel (born 1862 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Richard (born 1877 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Alfred (born 1879 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and Sarah J (born 1880 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Jane Morgan, born in 1802 in Cowbridge, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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John Massey's household

Male

John

Massey

Head
Female

Mary A

Massey

Wife
Male

John

Massey

Son
Male

Samuel

Massey

Son
Male

Richard

Massey

Son
Male

Alfred

Massey

Son
Female

Sarah J

Massey

Daughter
Female

Jane

Morgan

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Massey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Billingsley, Shropshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Massey

Head

Married

37

1844

Billingsley, Shropshire, England

Mary A

Massey

Wife

Married

42

1839

Henbury, Gloucestershire, England

John

Massey

Son

Single

24

1857

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Massey

Son

Single

19

1862

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Richard

Massey

Son

Single

4

1877

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Alfred

Massey

Son

Single

2

1879

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah J

Massey

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Morgan

Mother In Law

Widow

79

1802

Cowbridge, Glamorganshire, Wales

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