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Household of Charles Moorshead (born 1839, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Charles Moorshead and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Moorshead, born in 1839 in Plymouth, Dorset, consisted of 12 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Emma J Moorshead, born in 1840 in Portsea, Hampshire, England. They had 7 children; Charles W (born 1865 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), John E (born 1870 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Herbert B (born 1871 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Lillian (born 1873 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Walter (born 1874 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Ada F (born 1876 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Helen E (born 1879 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Appren, Harry W (born 1864 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), Charles's Servant, Sarah (born 1855 in London, Middlesex, England) and Charles's Servant, Elizabeth H (born 1860 in Elson, Hampshire, England).


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Charles Moorshead's household

Male

Charles

Moorshead

Head
Female

Emma J

Moorshead

Wife
Male

Charles W

Moorshead

Son
Male

John E

Moorshead

Son
Male

Herbert B

Moorshead

Son
Female

Lillian

Moorshead

Daughter
Male

Walter

Moorshead

Son
Female

Ada F

Moorshead

Daughter
Female

Helen E

Moorshead

Daughter
Male

Harry W

White

Appren
Female

Sarah

Hray

Servant
Female

Elizabeth H

Edney

Servant
First name(s) Charles
Last name Moorshead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Plymouth, Dorset, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Moorshead

Head

Married

42

1839

Plymouth, Dorset, England

Emma J

Moorshead

Wife

Married

41

1840

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Charles W

Moorshead

Son

Single

16

1865

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

John E

Moorshead

Son

Single

11

1870

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Herbert B

Moorshead

Son

Single

10

1871

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Lillian

Moorshead

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Walter

Moorshead

Son

Single

7

1874

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Ada F

Moorshead

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Helen E

Moorshead

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Harry W

White

Appren

Single

17

1864

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Sarah

Hray

Servant

Single

26

1855

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth H

Edney

Servant

Single

21

1860

Elson, Hampshire, England

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