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Household of John Messenger (born 1841, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Messenger and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Messenger, born in 1841 in Bermondsey, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Henrietta Messenger, born in 1841 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. They had 7 children; Charles By (born 1866 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), George By (born 1868 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Mary Ann (born 1869 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Martha (born 1871 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), John (born 1873 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Walter (born 1876 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and Alfred (born 1880 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).


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John Messenger's household

Male

John

Messenger

Head
Female

Henrietta

Messenger

Wife
Male

Charles By

Messenger

Son
Male

George By

Messenger

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Messenger

Daughter
Female

Martha

Messenger

Daughter
Male

John

Messenger

Son
Male

Walter

Messenger

Son
Male

Alfred

Messenger

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Messenger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Messenger

Head

Married

40

1841

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Henrietta

Messenger

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Charles By

Messenger

Son

Single

15

1866

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

George By

Messenger

Son

Single

13

1868

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Mary Ann

Messenger

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Martha

Messenger

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

John

Messenger

Son

Single

8

1873

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Walter

Messenger

Son

Single

5

1876

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Alfred

Messenger

Son

Single

1

1880

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

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