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Household of William Moffitt (born 1846, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

William Moffitt and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Moffitt, born in 1846 in North Shields, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Henrieta Moffitt, born in 1852 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1871 in Green Lane, Durham, England), William (born 1872 in Green Lane, Durham, England), Jane (born 1874 in Green Lane, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1879 in Green Lane, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1877 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Thomas Richardson, born in 1861 in North Shields, Northumberland, England.


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William Moffitt's household

Male

William

Moffitt

Head
Female

Henrieta

Moffitt

Wife
Male

Thomas

Moffitt

Son
Male

William

Moffitt

Son
Female

Jane

Moffitt

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Moffitt

Daughter
Male

Robert

Moffitt

Son
Male

Thomas

Richardson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Moffitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place North Shields, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Moffitt

Head

Married

35

1846

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Henrieta

Moffitt

Wife

Married

29

1852

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Moffitt

Son

Single

10

1871

Green Lane, Durham, England

William

Moffitt

Son

Single

9

1872

Green Lane, Durham, England

Jane

Moffitt

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Green Lane, Durham, England

Mary A

Moffitt

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Green Lane, Durham, England

Robert

Moffitt

Son

Single

4

1877

Durham, England

Thomas

Richardson

Boarder

Single

20

1861

North Shields, Northumberland, England

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