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Household of William T Messent (born 1817, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,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.

William T Messent and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William T Messent, born in 1817 in Norfolk, consisted of 5 members. William T was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Harriett, born 1843 in St Anns, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William T's Servant, Sarah (born 1839 in Middlesex, England), William T's Lodger, Frederick T (born 1858 in Southampton, Hampshire, England) and William T's Lodger, John W (born 1852 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).


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William T Messent's household

Male

William T

Messent

Head
Female

Harriett

Messent

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Smith

Servant
Male

Frederick T

Norman

Lodger
Male

John W

Forman

Lodger
First name(s) William T
Last name Messent
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William T

Messent

Head

Widower

64

1817

Norfolk, England

Harriett

Messent

Daughter

Single

38

1843

St Anns, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Smith

Servant

Married

42

1839

Middlesex, England

Frederick T

Norman

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Southampton, Hampshire, England

John W

Forman

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Lambeth, Surrey, England

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