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Household of George Moorcroft (born 1826, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

George Moorcroft and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Moorcroft, born in 1826 in Bermondsey, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Sophia Moorcroft, born in 1832 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1860 in Canning Town, Essex, England), William (born 1864 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Edward (born 1869 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Eliza (born 1871 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Agnes (born 1874 in Plaistow, Essex, England), John (born 1876 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and Herbert (born 1879 in Plaistow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Boarder, Alexander Watt, born in 1855 in Scotland.


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George Moorcroft's household

Male

George

Moorcroft

Head
Female

Sophia

Moorcroft

Wife
Male

James

Moorcroft

Son
Male

William

Moorcroft

Son
Male

Edward

Moorcroft

Son
Female

Eliza

Moorcroft

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Moorcroft

Daughter
Male

John

Moorcroft

Son
Male

Herbert

Moorcroft

Son
Male

Alexander

Watt

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Moorcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Moorcroft

Head

Married

55

1826

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Sophia

Moorcroft

Wife

Married

49

1832

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

James

Moorcroft

Son

Single

21

1860

Canning Town, Essex, England

William

Moorcroft

Son

Single

17

1864

Canning Town, Essex, England

Edward

Moorcroft

Son

Single

12

1869

Plaistow, Essex, England

Eliza

Moorcroft

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Plaistow, Essex, England

Agnes

Moorcroft

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Plaistow, Essex, England

John

Moorcroft

Son

Single

5

1876

Plaistow, Essex, England

Herbert

Moorcroft

Son

Single

2

1879

Plaistow, Essex, England

Alexander

Watt

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Scotland

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