John Scott
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Household of John Messer (born 1845, Selkirkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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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 Messer and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Messer, born in 1845 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Messer, born in 1849 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1870 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Betsy (born 1872 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Nelly (born 1877 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1863 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John's Brother-In-Law, Robert (born 1865 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1868 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
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John Messer's household
John
Messer
Head
Betsy
Messer
Wife
Mary
Messer
Daughter
Betsy
Messer
Daughter
William
Messer
Son
Nelly
Messer
Daughter
James
Rodger
Brother-In-Law
Robert
Rodger
Brother-In-Law
John
Armstrong
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Messer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Messer | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Betsy | Messer | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Messer | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Betsy | Messer | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
William | Messer | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Nelly | Messer | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
James | Rodger | Brother-In-Law | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Rodger | Brother-In-Law | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
John | Armstrong | Boarder | - | 13 | 1868 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
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