Edward Thompson
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Household of Thomas Messenger (born 1846, Oxfordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leek, Staffordshire, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Messenger, born in 1846 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Caroline Messenger, born in 1854 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Leek, Staffordshire, England), Martha (born 1876 in Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England), Mary (born 1878 in Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England) and Jenny (born 1881 in Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Edward Gunen, born in 1846 in Ireland.
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Thomas Messenger's household
Thomas
Messenger
Head
Caroline
Messenger
Wife
Elizabeth
Sherratt
Daughter
Martha
Messenger
Daughter
Mary
Messenger
Daughter
Jenny
Messenger
Daughter
Edward
Gunen
Boarder
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Messenger |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Messenger | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | |
Caroline | Messenger | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Sherratt | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Leek, Staffordshire, England | |
Martha | Messenger | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England | |
Mary | Messenger | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England | |
Jenny | Messenger | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England | |
Edward | Gunen | Boarder | Single | 35 | 1846 | Ireland |
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