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Household of Thomas J F Messer (born 1843, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Row, Dunbartonshire, 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.
Thomas J F Messer and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas J F Messer, born in 1843 in Portobello, Midlothian, consisted of 12 members. Thomas J F was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; John F (born 1866 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert S (born 1870 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland), William S (born 1872 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie S (born 1874 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Kate K (born 1876 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Joseph S (born 1879 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas J F's Sister-In-Law, Jane C (born 1844 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland), Thomas J F's Visitor, Thomas (born 1832 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas J F's Servant, Peter (born 1857 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Thomas J F's Servant, Mary A (born 1862 in Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Thomas J F's Servant, Maggie (born 1864 in -).
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Thomas J F Messer's household
Thomas J F
Messer
Head
Jane C
Smith
Sister-In-Law
John F
Messer
Son
Robert S
Messer
Son
William S
Messer
Son
Jessie S
Messer
Daughter
Kate K
Messer
Daughter
Joseph S
Messer
Son
Thomas
Smail
Visitor
Peter
Rodger
Servant
Mary A
Boyd
Servant
Maggie
Smith
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas J F |
| Last name | Messer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas J F | Messer | Head | Widower | 38 | 1843 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane C | Smith | Sister-In-Law | Married | 37 | 1844 | Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland | |
John F | Messer | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert S | Messer | Son | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William S | Messer | Son | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie S | Messer | Daughter | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Kate K | Messer | Daughter | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Joseph S | Messer | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Smail | Visitor | - | 49 | 1832 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Rodger | Servant | - | 24 | 1857 | Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Mary A | Boyd | Servant | - | 19 | 1862 | Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Smith | Servant | - | 17 | 1864 | - |
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