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Household of Richard Moss (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Richard Moss and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Moss, born in 1847 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Moss, born in 1854 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1873 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1875 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's -, Thomas Higson, born in 1857 in Chorley, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Moss's household

Male

Richard

Moss

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Moss

Wife
Female

Ellen

Moss

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Moss

Daughter
Female

Mary

Moss

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Higson

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First name(s) Richard
Last name Moss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Moss

Head

Married

34

1847

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Moss

Wife

Married

27

1854

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Moss

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Moss

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Moss

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Higson

-

Single

24

1857

Chorley, Lancashire, England

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