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Household of Thomas Moss (born 1835, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lexden, Essex, 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.

Thomas Moss and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Moss, born in 1835 in Birch, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Moss, born in 1836 in Colchester, Essex, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Layer Marney, Essex, England) and Sarah (born 1869 in Birch, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Sarah Ann (born 1815 in Suffolk, England), Thomas's Aunt, Mary (born 1811 in Lexden, Essex, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Herbert (born 1862 in Birch, Essex, England).


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Thomas Moss's household

Male

Thomas

Moss

Head
Female

Sarah

Moss

Wife
Male

Thomas

Moss

Son
Female

Sarah

Moss

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Moss

Mother
Female

Mary

Houghton

Aunt
Male

Herbert

Spooner

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Moss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Birch, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Moss

Head

Married

46

1835

Birch, Essex, England

Sarah

Moss

Wife

Married

45

1836

Colchester, Essex, England

Thomas

Moss

Son

Single

15

1866

Layer Marney, Essex, England

Sarah

Moss

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Birch, Essex, England

Sarah Ann

Moss

Mother

Widow

66

1815

Suffolk, England

Mary

Houghton

Aunt

Single

70

1811

Lexden, Essex, England

Herbert

Spooner

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Birch, Essex, England

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