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Household of Peter Messer (born 1835, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Currie, Midlothian, 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.

Peter Messer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Messer, born in 1835 in Currie, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Messer, born in 1836 in Beath, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; David (born 1862 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland), Clement (born 1868 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary H (born 1872 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie (born 1875 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1876 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Peter Messer's household

Male

Peter

Messer

Head
Female

Margaret

Messer

Wife
Male

David

Messer

Son
Male

Clement

Messer

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Messer

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Messer

Daughter
Female

Helen

Messer

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Messer

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Messer

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Messer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Messer

Head

Married

46

1835

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Messer

Wife

Married

45

1836

Beath, Fife, Scotland

David

Messer

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Clement

Messer

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Messer

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary H

Messer

Daughter

-

9

1872

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Messer

Daughter

-

8

1873

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Messer

Daughter

-

6

1875

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Messer

Daughter

-

5

1876

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

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