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Household of William H Messer (born 1837, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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.

William H Messer and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Messer, born in 1837 in Marylebone, Middlesex, consisted of 13 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Jane Messer, born in 1845 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. They had 9 children; William J (born 1863 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Minnie (born 1868 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Florence (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Louisa J (born 1871 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Ernest (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Maude (born 1875 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Percy (born 1877 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Dora E (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Cecil P (born 1881 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Wifes Aunt, Charlotte (born 1822 in St Margarets, Suffolk, England) and William H's Servant, Annie (born 1865 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).


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William H Messer's household

Male

William H

Messer

Head
Female

Jane

Messer

Wife
Male

William J

Messer

Son
Female

Minnie

Messer

Daughter
Female

Florence

Messer

Daughter
Female

Louisa J

Messer

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Messer

Son
Female

Maude

Messer

Daughter
Male

Percy

Messer

Son
Female

Dora E

Messer

Daughter
Male

Cecil P

Messer

Son
Female

Charlotte

Smith

Wifes Aunt
Female

Annie

Hilton

Servant
First name(s) William H
Last name Messer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Messer

Head

Married

44

1837

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Jane

Messer

Wife

Married

36

1845

Lambeth, Surrey, England

William J

Messer

Son

Single

18

1863

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Minnie

Messer

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Islington, Middlesex, England

Florence

Messer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

Louisa J

Messer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Messer

Son

Single

7

1874

Islington, Middlesex, England

Maude

Messer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Islington, Middlesex, England

Percy

Messer

Son

Single

4

1877

Islington, Middlesex, England

Dora E

Messer

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

Cecil P

Messer

Son

Single

0

1881

Islington, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Smith

Wifes Aunt

Widow

59

1822

St Margarets, Suffolk, England

Annie

Hilton

Servant

Single

16

1865

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

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