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Household of Thomas Messer (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, 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 Messer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Messer, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Messer, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother-In-Law, Peter (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Brother-In-Law, William (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Messer's household

Male

Thomas

Messer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Messer

Wife
Male

Alexander

Messer

Son
Male

Peter

Messer

Son
Male

Thomas

Messer

Son
Female

Margaret

Messer

Daughter
Female

Janet

Messer

Daughter
Male

Peter

Moffat

Brother-In-Law
Male

William

Moffat

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Messer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Messer

Head

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Messer

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Messer

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Messer

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Messer

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Messer

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Messer

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Moffat

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Moffat

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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