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Household of Thomas Messent (born 1841, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, 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 Messent and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Messent, born in 1841 in Lamarsh, Essex, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah E Messent, born in 1842 in Stepney, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Alice Maude (born 1864 in Fulham, Middlesex, England) and Malcolm Z (born 1869 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Thomas (born 1867 in Fulham, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Servant, Robert (born 1862 in Axminster, Devon, England).


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Thomas Messent's household

Male

Thomas

Messent

Head
Female

Sarah E

Messent

Wife
Female

Alice Maude

Messent

Daughter
Male

Malcolm Z

Messent

Son
Male

Thomas

Smith

Servant
Male

Robert

Beer

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Messent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Lamarsh, Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Messent

Head

Married

40

1841

Lamarsh, Essex, England

Sarah E

Messent

Wife

Married

39

1842

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Alice Maude

Messent

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Fulham, Middlesex, England

Malcolm Z

Messent

Son

Single

12

1869

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Smith

Servant

Single

14

1867

Fulham, Middlesex, England

Robert

Beer

Servant

Single

19

1862

Axminster, Devon, England

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