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Household of Joseph Moffat (born 1853, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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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.

Joseph Moffat and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Moffat, born in 1853 in Houston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Catherine Moffat, born in 1859 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1880 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Sister-In-Law, Sarah (born 1853 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Joseph's Boarder, Margaret (born 1853 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Moffat's household

Male

Joseph

Moffat

Head
Female

Catherine

Moffat

Wife
Male

John

Moffat

Son
Male

Joseph

Moffat

Son
Female

Sarah

Woods

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Barr

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Moffat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Moffat

Head

Married

28

1853

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Moffat

Wife

Married

22

1859

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Moffat

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Moffat

Son

-

1

1880

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Woods

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

28

1853

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Barr

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

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