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Household of William Messer (born 1846, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bath, Somerset, 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 Messer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Messer, born in 1846 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie E Messer, born in 1859 in Bath, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Evelyn (born 1878 in Bath, Somerset, England) and Maud M (born 1880 in Bath, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Louisa (born 1864 in Dunkerton, Somerset, England), William's Apprentice, Arthur (born 1865 in London, Middlesex, England), William's Lodger Boarder, L E (born 1824 in London, Middlesex, England) and William's Daughter Servant, Ann (born 1821 in Exeter, Devon, England).


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William Messer's household

Male

William

Messer

Head
Female

Annie E

Messer

Wife
Female

Evelyn

Messer

Daughter
Female

Maud M

Messer

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Pitchford

Servant
Male

Arthur

Wood

Apprentice
Female

L E

Barnes

Lodger Boarder
Female

Ann

Evans

Daughter Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Messer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Bath, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Messer

Head

Married

35

1846

Bath, Somerset, England

Annie E

Messer

Wife

Married

22

1859

Bath, Somerset, England

Evelyn

Messer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bath, Somerset, England

Maud M

Messer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bath, Somerset, England

Louisa

Pitchford

Servant

Single

17

1864

Dunkerton, Somerset, England

Arthur

Wood

Apprentice

Single

16

1865

London, Middlesex, England

L E

Barnes

Lodger Boarder

Single

57

1824

London, Middlesex, England

Ann

Evans

Daughter Servant

Widow

60

1821

Exeter, Devon, England

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