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Household of John Message (born 1814, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cranbrook, Kent, 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 Message and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Message, born in 1814 in Hawkhurst, Kent, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Ellen (born 1842 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England), Charles (born 1844 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England) and Edward (born 1846 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England). He had 1 grandchild; Minnie, born 1880 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Albert Cooper, born in 1844 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England.


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John Message's household

Male

John

Message

Head
Female

Ellen

Cooper

Daughter
Male

Charles

Message

Son
Male

Edward

Message

Son
Male

Albert

Cooper

Son In Law
Female

Minnie

Cooper

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Message
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Hawkhurst, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Message

Head

Widower

67

1814

Hawkhurst, Kent, England

Ellen

Cooper

Daughter

Married

39

1842

Hawkhurst, Kent, England

Charles

Message

Son

Single

37

1844

Hawkhurst, Kent, England

Edward

Message

Son

Single

35

1846

Hawkhurst, Kent, England

Albert

Cooper

Son In Law

Married

37

1844

Hawkhurst, Kent, England

Minnie

Cooper

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hawkhurst, Kent, England

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