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Household of William Moist (born 1844, 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.

William Moist and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Moist, born in 1844 in Hennock, Devon, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Moist, born in 1843 in Taunton, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Allen M (born 1869 in Hennock, Devon, England), William J (born 1872 in Hennock, Devon, England), John K (born 1874 in Hennock, Devon, England), Frank (born 1877 in Hennock, Devon, England), B Louisa (born 1880 in Hennock, Devon, England) and James (born 1859 in Chudleigh Knighton, Devon, England).


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William Moist's household

Male

William

Moist

Head
Female

Mary A

Moist

Wife
Female

Allen M

Moist

Daughter
Male

William J

Moist

Son
Male

John K

Moist

Son
Male

Frank

Moist

Son
Female

B Louisa

Moist

Daughter
Male

William

Moist

Head
Female

Mary

Moist

Wife
Male

James

Moist

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Moist
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Hennock, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Moist

Head

Married

37

1844

Hennock, Devon, England

Mary A

Moist

Wife

Married

38

1843

Taunton, Somerset, England

Allen M

Moist

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hennock, Devon, England

William J

Moist

Son

Single

9

1872

Hennock, Devon, England

John K

Moist

Son

Single

7

1874

Hennock, Devon, England

Frank

Moist

Son

Single

4

1877

Hennock, Devon, England

B Louisa

Moist

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hennock, Devon, England

William

Moist

Head

Married

63

1818

Chudleigh Knighton, Devon, England

Mary

Moist

Wife

Married

61

1820

Devon, England

James

Moist

Son

Single

22

1859

Chudleigh Knighton, Devon, England

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