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Household of Samuel Moist (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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.

Samuel Moist and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Moist, born in 1839 in Hennock, Devon, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ruth Moist, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Joseph, born 1872 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Stepson, William J (born 1862 in Hennock, Devon, England) and Samuel's Nephew, Walter (born 1865 in Hennock, Devon, England).


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Samuel Moist's household

Male

Samuel

Moist

Head
Female

Ruth

Moist

Wife
Male

William J

Rich

Stepson
Male

Joseph

Moist

Son
Male

Walter

Vallance

Nephew
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Moist
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Hennock, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Moist

Head

Married

42

1839

Hennock, Devon, England

Ruth

Moist

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ireland

William J

Rich

Stepson

Single

19

1862

Hennock, Devon, England

Joseph

Moist

Son

Single

9

1872

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Walter

Vallance

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Hennock, Devon, England

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