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Household of Josiah T Messum (born 1821, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, 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.

Josiah T Messum and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah T Messum, born in 1821 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, consisted of 14 members. Josiah T was the head of the household, married to Sophia M Messum, born in 1833 in Bisham, Sussex, England. They had 10 children; Alice M (born 1855 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Emily (born 1859 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Sophia (born 1863 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), Edith (born 1864 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), Alfred C (born 1867 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), Caroline E (born 1868 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), Arthur S (born 1869 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), William P (born 1871 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Agnes (born 1874 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah T's Servant, Sarah (born 1856 in Monmouthshire, Wales) and Josiah T's Servant, Henrietta (born 1863 in Croydon, Surrey, England).


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Josiah T Messum's household

Male

Josiah T

Messum

Head
Female

Sophia M

Messum

Wife
Female

Alice M

Messum

Daughter
Female

Emily

Messum

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Messum

Daughter
Female

Edith

Messum

Daughter
Male

Alfred C

Messum

Son
Female

Caroline E

Messum

Daughter
Male

Arthur S

Messum

Son
Male

William P

Messum

Son
Female

Margaret

Messum

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Messum

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Greenaway

Servant
Female

Henrietta

Longhurst

Servant
First name(s) Josiah T
Last name Messum
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah T

Messum

Head

Married

60

1821

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Sophia M

Messum

Wife

Married

48

1833

Bisham, Sussex, England

Alice M

Messum

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Emily

Messum

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Sophia

Messum

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Edith

Messum

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Alfred C

Messum

Son

Single

14

1867

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Caroline E

Messum

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Arthur S

Messum

Son

Single

12

1869

Southampton, Hampshire, England

William P

Messum

Son

Single

10

1871

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Margaret

Messum

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Croydon, Surrey, England

Agnes

Messum

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Croydon, Surrey, England

Sarah

Greenaway

Servant

Single

25

1856

Monmouthshire, Wales

Henrietta

Longhurst

Servant

Single

18

1863

Croydon, Surrey, England

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