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Household of William Moss (born 1835, 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.

William Moss and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Moss, born in 1835 in Adlington, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Moss, born in 1833 in Sandwich, Cumberland, England. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1864 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1869 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Mabel Ethell (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, Joseph (born 1867 in Sandwich, Cumberland, England) and William's Boarder, Charles (born 1858 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).


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William Moss's household

Male

William

Moss

Head
Female

Hannah

Moss

Wife
Female

Sarah

Moss

Daughter
Female

Annie

Moss

Daughter
Female

Mabel Ethell

Moss

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Graham

Nephew
Male

Charles

Cookson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Moss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Adlington, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Moss

Head

Married

46

1835

Adlington, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Moss

Wife

Married

48

1833

Sandwich, Cumberland, England

Sarah

Moss

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Annie

Moss

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mabel Ethell

Moss

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Graham

Nephew

Single

14

1867

Sandwich, Cumberland, England

Charles

Cookson

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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