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Household of Mathew Moss (born 1830, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Mathew Moss and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Moss, born in 1830 in Colshaw, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Eliza Moss, born in 1834 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Hedley (born 1861 in Cheshire, England), Edmund (born 1861 in Cheshire, England), Mathew (born 1866 in Cheshire, England), John (born 1869 in Cheshire, England), Eliza (born 1872 in Cheshire, England) and Mary E (born 1857 in Rainow, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Mathew's Son In Law, William Spencer, born in 1859 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.


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Mathew Moss's household

Male

Mathew

Moss

Head
Female

Eliza

Moss

Wife
Male

Hedley

Moss

Son
Male

Edmund

Moss

Son
Male

Mathew

Moss

Son
Male

John

Moss

Son
Female

Eliza

Moss

Son
Female

Mary E

Spencer

Daughter
Male

William

Spencer

Son In Law
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Moss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Colshaw, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Moss

Head

Married

51

1830

Colshaw, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Moss

Wife

Married

47

1834

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Hedley

Moss

Son

Single

20

1861

Cheshire, England

Edmund

Moss

Son

Single

20

1861

Cheshire, England

Mathew

Moss

Son

Single

15

1866

Cheshire, England

John

Moss

Son

Single

12

1869

Cheshire, England

Eliza

Moss

Son

Single

9

1872

Cheshire, England

Mary E

Spencer

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Rainow, Cheshire, England

William

Spencer

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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