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Household of James Moast (born 1828, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, Devon, 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.

James Moast and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Moast, born in 1828 in Buckland Filleigh, Devon, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Moast, born in 1827 in Hartland, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Emma J (born 1856 in Cornwall, England), Lewis J (born 1857 in Cornwall, England), Charles (born 1859 in Cornwall, England), Elizabeth A (born 1861 in Cornwall, England), George (born 1864 in Cornwall, England) and William E (born 1867 in Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Margaret M M Sharpe, born in 1856 in Scotland.


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James Moast's household

Male

James

Moast

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Moast

Wife
Female

Emma J

Moast

Daughter
Male

Lewis J

Moast

Son
Male

Charles

Moast

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Moast

Daughter
Male

George

Moast

Son
Male

William E

Moast

Son
Female

Margaret M M

Sharpe

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Moast
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Buckland Filleigh, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Moast

Head

Married

53

1828

Buckland Filleigh, Devon, England

Elizabeth A

Moast

Wife

Married

54

1827

Hartland, Devon, England

Emma J

Moast

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Cornwall, England

Lewis J

Moast

Son

Single

24

1857

Cornwall, England

Charles

Moast

Son

Single

22

1859

Cornwall, England

Elizabeth A

Moast

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Cornwall, England

George

Moast

Son

Single

17

1864

Cornwall, England

William E

Moast

Son

Single

14

1867

Cornwall, England

Margaret M M

Sharpe

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Scotland

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