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Household of Joshua Mosscrop (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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.

Joshua Mosscrop and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Mosscrop, born in 1844 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Jane Mosscrop, born in 1846 in Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; John H (born 1874 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Edith M (born 1879 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Samuel N (born 1881 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Mother In Law, Mary A (born 1818 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England) and Joshua's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Wellington, Shropshire, England).


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Joshua Mosscrop's household

Male

Joshua

Mosscrop

Head
Female

Jane

Mosscrop

Wife
Male

John H

Mosscrop

Son
Female

Edith M

Mosscrop

Daughter
Male

Samuel N

Mosscrop

Son
Female

Mary A

Whitter

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Buck

Servant
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Mosscrop
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Mosscrop

Head

Married

37

1844

Lancashire, England

Jane

Mosscrop

Wife

Married

35

1846

Cornwall, England

John H

Mosscrop

Son

Single

7

1874

Chester, Cheshire, England

Edith M

Mosscrop

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chester, Cheshire, England

Samuel N

Mosscrop

Son

Single

0

1881

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Whitter

Mother In Law

Married

63

1818

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Buck

Servant

Single

17

1864

Wellington, Shropshire, England

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