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Household of John Moss (born 1842, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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.

John Moss and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Moss, born in 1842 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Moss, born in 1843 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1869 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Samuel (born 1862 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England) and John's Boarder, Andrew (born 1851 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England).


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John Moss's household

Male

John

Moss

Head
Female

Sarah

Moss

Wife
Male

William

Moss

Son
Male

Samuel

Needham

Boarder
Male

Andrew

Morgan

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Moss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Moss

Head

Married

39

1842

Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

Sarah

Moss

Wife

Married

38

1843

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

William

Moss

Son

Single

12

1869

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

Samuel

Needham

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

Andrew

Morgan

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

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