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Household of William Messiter (born 1809, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, 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 Messiter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Messiter, born in 1809 in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Messiter, born in 1823 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. They had 2 children; Martha (born 1847 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Annie (born 1849 in Lambeth, Surrey, England). They had 1 grandchild; Guy, born 1879 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Cousin, Alice (born 1846 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England) and William's Servant, Rose (born 1867 in Greenwich, Kent, England).


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William Messiter's household

Male

William

Messiter

Head
Female

Emma

Messiter

Wife
Female

Martha

Messiter

Daughter
Female

Annie

Messiter

Daughter
Male

Guy

Messiter

Grand Son
Female

Alice

Toovey

Cousin
Female

Rose

Suttenfield

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Messiter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Messiter

Head

Married

72

1809

Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England

Emma

Messiter

Wife

Married

58

1823

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Martha

Messiter

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Islington, Middlesex, England

Annie

Messiter

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Guy

Messiter

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Alice

Toovey

Cousin

Single

35

1846

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Rose

Suttenfield

Servant

Single

14

1867

Greenwich, Kent, England

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