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Household of Thomas Messenger (born 1829, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Messenger, born in 1829 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann R Messenger, born in 1835 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 2 children; Julia (born 1860 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Mary A (born 1865 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Julia Hall, born in 1810 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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Thomas Messenger's household

Male

Thomas

Messenger

Head
Female

Ann R

Messenger

Wife
Female

Julia

Messenger

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Messenger

Daughter
Female

Julia

Hall

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Messenger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Messenger

Head

Married

52

1829

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ann R

Messenger

Wife

Married

46

1835

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Julia

Messenger

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary A

Messenger

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Julia

Hall

Mother In Law

Widow

71

1810

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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