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Household of Thomas Messinger (born 1839, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dover, Kent, 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 Messinger and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Messinger, born in 1839 in Froyle, Hampshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Messinger, born in 1841 in Bishopstone, Wiltshire, England. They had 5 children; Florence (born 1867 in Dover, Kent, England), Harriet (born 1875 in Dover, Kent, England), William (born 1878 in Dover, Kent, England), Maude (born 1876 in Malta) and George W (born 1879 in Malta).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, George W Shiller, born in 1853 in Woolwich, Kent, England.


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Thomas Messinger's household

Male

Thomas

Messinger

Head
Female

Eliza

Messinger

Wife
Female

Florence

Messinger

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Messinger

Daughter
Male

William

Messinger

Son
Male

George W

Shiller

Boarder
Female

Julia

Shiller

Wife
Female

Maude

Shiller

Daughter
Male

George W

Shiller

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Messinger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Froyle, Hampshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Messinger

Head

Married

42

1839

Froyle, Hampshire, England

Eliza

Messinger

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bishopstone, Wiltshire, England

Florence

Messinger

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Dover, Kent, England

Harriet

Messinger

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dover, Kent, England

William

Messinger

Son

Single

3

1878

Dover, Kent, England

George W

Shiller

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Woolwich, Kent, England

Julia

Shiller

Wife

Married

28

1853

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Maude

Shiller

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Malta

George W

Shiller

Son

Single

2

1879

Malta

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