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Household of William Moss (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Moss, born in 1844 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Bridget Moss, born in 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1869 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), James W (born 1871 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Nathaniel (born 1877 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, Ellen Lackey, born in 1860 in Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland.


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William Moss's household

Male

William

Moss

Head
Female

Bridget

Moss

Wife
Female

Mary

Moss

Daughter
Male

James W

Moss

Son
Male

John

Moss

Son
Male

Nathaniel

Moss

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Moss

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Lackey

Lodger Head
First name(s) William
Last name Moss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Moss

Head

Married

37

1844

Lancashire, England

Bridget

Moss

Wife

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Moss

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Darwen, Lancashire, England

James W

Moss

Son

Single

10

1871

Darwen, Lancashire, England

John

Moss

Son

Single

6

1875

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Nathaniel

Moss

Son

Single

4

1877

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Moss

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Lackey

Lodger Head

Single

21

1860

Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland

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