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Household of Joseph Messent (born 1829, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Joseph Messent and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Messent, born in 1829 in Wapping, Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Henrietta Messent, born in 1846 in Romford, Essex, England. They had 9 children; William (born 1866 in Leyton, Essex, England), Henrietta (born 1869 in Leyton, Essex, England), Edward (born 1871 in Leyton, Essex, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Leyton, Essex, England), Walter (born 1874 in Leyton, Essex, England), Florance (born 1876 in Leyton, Essex, England), Annie (born 1877 in Leyton, Essex, England), Emily (born 1879 in Leyton, Essex, England) and Alfred (born 1881 in Leyton, Essex, England).


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Joseph Messent's household

Male

Joseph

Messent

Head
Female

Henrietta

Messent

Wife
Male

William

Messent

Son
Female

Henrietta

Messent

Daughter
Male

Edward

Messent

Son
Female

Ellen

Messent

Daughter
Male

Walter

Messent

Son
Female

Florance

Messent

Daughter
Female

Annie

Messent

Daughter
Female

Emily

Messent

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Messent

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Messent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Wapping, Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Messent

Head

Married

52

1829

Wapping, Middlesex, England

Henrietta

Messent

Wife

Married

35

1846

Romford, Essex, England

William

Messent

Son

Single

15

1866

Leyton, Essex, England

Henrietta

Messent

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Leyton, Essex, England

Edward

Messent

Son

Single

10

1871

Leyton, Essex, England

Ellen

Messent

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Leyton, Essex, England

Walter

Messent

Son

Single

7

1874

Leyton, Essex, England

Florance

Messent

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Leyton, Essex, England

Annie

Messent

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leyton, Essex, England

Emily

Messent

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Leyton, Essex, England

Alfred

Messent

Son

Single

0

1881

Leyton, Essex, England

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