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Household of Richard Messenger (born 1834, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Headington, Oxfordshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Messenger, born in 1834 in Holton, Oxfordshire, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Caroline Messenger, born in 1827 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Son Head, Arthur (born 1861 in Holton, Oxfordshire, England), Richard's Sons Wife, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England) and Richard's Visitor, Percy (born 1877 in Sandford, Somerset, England).


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Richard Messenger's household

Male

Richard

Messenger

Head
Female

Caroline

Messenger

Wife
Male

Arthur

Messenger

Son Head
Female

Elizabeth

Messenger

Sons Wife
Male

Percy

Brayley

Visitor
First name(s) Richard
Last name Messenger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Holton, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Messenger

Head

Married

47

1834

Holton, Oxfordshire, England

Caroline

Messenger

Wife

Married

54

1827

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Arthur

Messenger

Son Head

Married

20

1861

Holton, Oxfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Messenger

Sons Wife

Married

21

1860

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

Percy

Brayley

Visitor

Single

4

1877

Sandford, Somerset, England

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