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Household of Thomas Messenger (born 1823, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,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.

Thomas Messenger and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Messenger, born in 1823 in Christchurch, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emily Messenger, born in 1831 in Christchurch, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1857 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1862 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England), Ada (born 1863 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England) and James (born 1865 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Niece, Emily (born 1869 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Thomas's Sister, Frances (born 1834 in Christchurch, Surrey, England), Thomas's Servant, Jane (born 1855 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, William (born 1854 in Grimston, Norfolk, England).


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Thomas Messenger's household

Male

Thomas

Messenger

Head
Female

Emily

Messenger

Wife
Female

Ellen

Messenger

Daughter
Female

Annie

Messenger

Daughter
Female

Ada

Messenger

Daughter
Male

James

Messenger

Son
Female

Emily

Kitching

Niece
Female

Frances

Rushall

Sister
Female

Jane

Such

Servant
Male

William

Raven

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Messenger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Christchurch, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Messenger

Head

Married

58

1823

Christchurch, Surrey, England

Emily

Messenger

Wife

Married

50

1831

Christchurch, Surrey, England

Ellen

Messenger

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Islington, Middlesex, England

Annie

Messenger

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Ada

Messenger

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

James

Messenger

Son

Single

16

1865

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Emily

Kitching

Niece

Single

12

1869

Brixton, Surrey, England

Frances

Rushall

Sister

Single

47

1834

Christchurch, Surrey, England

Jane

Such

Servant

Single

26

1855

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William

Raven

Servant

Single

27

1854

Grimston, Norfolk, England

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