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Household of Moses Histon (born 1832, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

Moses Histon and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Moses Histon, born in 1832 in Dawley, Shropshire, consisted of 10 members. Moses was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Histon, born in 1838 in Wellington, Shropshire, England. They had 6 children; Edmund (born 1861 in Dawley, Shropshire, England), Albert (born 1863 in Dawley, Shropshire, England), Edwin (born 1871 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Arthur (born 1865 in Oakengates, Shropshire, England), Herbert (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Septimus (born 1880 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Moses's Mother In Law, Margaret (born 1811 in Dawley, Shropshire, England) and Moses's Domestic, Mary (born 1868 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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Moses Histon's household

Male

Moses

Histon

Head
Female

Sarah A

Histon

Wife
Male

Edmund

Histon

Son
Male

Albert

Histon

Son
Male

Edwin

Histon

Son
Male

Arthur

Histon

Son
Male

Herbert

Histon

Son
Male

Septimus

Histon

Son
Female

Margaret

Roden

Mother In Law
Female

Mary

Quick

Domestic
First name(s) Moses
Last name Histon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Dawley, Shropshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Moses

Histon

Head

Married

49

1832

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Sarah A

Histon

Wife

Married

43

1838

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Edmund

Histon

Son

Single

20

1861

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Albert

Histon

Son

Single

18

1863

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Edwin

Histon

Son

Single

10

1871

Gateshead, Durham, England

Arthur

Histon

Son

Single

16

1865

Oakengates, Shropshire, England

Herbert

Histon

Son

Single

4

1877

Gateshead, Durham, England

Septimus

Histon

Son

Single

1

1880

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret

Roden

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Mary

Quick

Domestic

Single

13

1868

Gateshead, Durham, England

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