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Household of Walter Messenger (born 1844, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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.

Walter Messenger and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Messenger, born in 1844 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 6 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Messenger, born in 1849 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Alice (born 1875 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Sarah (born 1876 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Walter (born 1879 in Croydon, Surrey, England).


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Walter Messenger's household

Male

Walter

Messenger

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Messenger

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Messenger

Daughter
Female

Alice

Messenger

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Messenger

Daughter
Male

Walter

Messenger

Son
First name(s) Walter
Last name Messenger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Messenger

Head

Married

37

1844

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Messenger

Wife

Married

32

1849

City of London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Messenger

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Croydon, Surrey, England

Alice

Messenger

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Croydon, Surrey, England

Sarah

Messenger

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Croydon, Surrey, England

Walter

Messenger

Son

Single

2

1879

Croydon, Surrey, England

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