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Household of Richard Messenger (born 1835, Kent)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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.
Richard Messenger and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Messenger, born in 1835 in Dartford, Kent, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ruth Messenger, born in 1838 in Dartford, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Emily (born 1861 in Greenhithe, Kent, England), Richard (born 1863 in Greenhithe, Kent, England), Walter (born 1866 in Dartford, Kent, England), Kate (born 1872 in Dartford, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Dartford, Kent, England), Charles (born 1877 in Dartford, Kent, England) and Annie (born 1879 in Dartford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Ellen Martin, born in 1859 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.
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Richard Messenger's household
Richard
Messenger
Head
Ruth
Messenger
Wife
Emily
Messenger
Daughter
Richard
Messenger
Son
Walter
Messenger
Son
Kate
Messenger
Daughter
Ellen
Messenger
Daughter
Charles
Messenger
Son
Annie
Messenger
Daughter
Ellen
Martin
Servant
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Messenger |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Dartford, Kent, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Messenger | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Dartford, Kent, England | |
Ruth | Messenger | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Dartford, Kent, England | |
Emily | Messenger | Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Greenhithe, Kent, England | |
Richard | Messenger | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Greenhithe, Kent, England | |
Walter | Messenger | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Dartford, Kent, England | |
Kate | Messenger | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Dartford, Kent, England | |
Ellen | Messenger | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Dartford, Kent, England | |
Charles | Messenger | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Dartford, Kent, England | |
Annie | Messenger | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Dartford, Kent, England | |
Ellen | Martin | Servant | Single | 22 | 1859 | Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England |
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