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Household of John Messenger (born 1847, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alton, Hampshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Messenger, born in 1847 in Froyle, Hampshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Fanny (born 1840 in Froyle, Hampshire, England), John's Sister, Mary Ann (born 1841 in Froyle, Hampshire, England), John's Sister, Emily (born 1850 in Froyle, Hampshire, England), John's Servant, Alice (born 1858 in South Warnborough, Hampshire, England) and John's Servant, Harriet (born 1859 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England).


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John Messenger's household

Male

John

Messenger

Head
Female

Fanny

Messenger

Sister
Female

Mary Ann

Messenger

Sister
Female

Emily

Messenger

Sister
Female

Alice

Knight

Servant
Female

Harriet

Ellis

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Messenger
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Froyle, Hampshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Messenger

Head

Single

34

1847

Froyle, Hampshire, England

Fanny

Messenger

Sister

Single

41

1840

Froyle, Hampshire, England

Mary Ann

Messenger

Sister

Single

40

1841

Froyle, Hampshire, England

Emily

Messenger

Sister

Single

31

1850

Froyle, Hampshire, England

Alice

Knight

Servant

Single

23

1858

South Warnborough, Hampshire, England

Harriet

Ellis

Servant

Single

22

1859

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

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