The Moss Family

Dorothy Moss

Birth: 1895, in Wetherden, Suffolk, England

Father: Samuel James Moss

Mother: Clara Elizabeth (Lummis) Moss

Census:
1901: New Street, Haughley, Suffolk

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (1Q1895 vol 4a p844); exact place from 1901 census
Parents: 1901 census

Eleanor Moss

Birth: 1837/8, in Suffolk, England

Baptised: 15 April 1838, in Haughley, Suffolk, England

Father: John Moss

Mother: Mary (Lyas) Moss

Census:
1841: Haughley, Suffolk

Sources:

Birth: 1841 census
Baptism: IGI baptism extracts Batch C131832

Eliza Mary (Moss) Carter

Birth: 1862, in Haughley, Suffolk, England

Father: John Moss

Mother: Mary (Pearce) Moss

Married: John Carter on 14 August 1889, in Wetherden, Suffolk, England. The marriage was witnessed by Jane Elizabeth Hollis and Newman Hollis. John is recorded as aged 29, a bachelor and plasterer of Moulsham, the son of Thomas, a labourer. Eliza is recorded as being aged 27, a spinster, of Wetherden, the daughter of John, a labourer.

Occupation: Domestic Servant (1881)

Census:
1871: New Street, Haughley, Suffolk
1881: Bushes, Haughley, Suffolk

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (1Q1862 vol 4a p___); exact place from 1871, 1881 census
Marriage: John Nichols, England Marriage Index (3Q1889 vol 4a p1017)
Occupation: 1881 census

Emily Maud Moss

Birth: 14 May 1883, in Wetherden, Suffolk, England

Baptised: 17 June 1883, in Wetherden, Suffolk, England

Father: William John Moss

Mother: Emily Salmon Baker

Census:
1891: Wetherden, Suffolk

Sources:

Birth: John Nichols; England Birth Index (2Q1883 vol 4a p673); 1891 census
Baptism: John Nichols

Ethel Hermione Moss

Birth: 1898, in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England

Father: William John Moss

Mother: Emily Salmon Baker

Census:
1901: Town Yard, Westhorpe, Suffolk

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (3Q1898 vol 4a p877); 1901 census

Grimwood John Moss

Birth: 18 August 1899, in Haughley, Suffolk, England

Baptised: 20 August 1899, in Wetherden, Suffolk, England

Father: Samuel James Moss

Mother: Clara Elizabeth (Lummis) Moss

Married: Edith R. White in 1922 in Chelmsford district, Essex, England

Census:
1901: New Street, Haughley, Suffolk

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (3Q1899 vol 4a p880); exact date from John Nichols; exact place from 1901 census
Baptism: John Nichols;
Parents: 1901 census
Marriage: England Marriage Index (4Q1922 vol 4a p1289)

Henry James Moss

Birth: 11 December 1886, in Wetherden, Suffolk, England

Baptised: 17 April 1887, in Wetherden, Suffolk, England

Father: William John Moss

Mother: Emily Salmon Baker

Census:
1891: Wetherden, Suffolk
1901: Town Yard, Westhorpe, Suffolk

Sources:

Birth: John Nichols; England Birth Index (1Q1887 vol 4a p72_); 1891 census
Baptism: John Nichols

Hermon Moss

Birth: 1841, in Haughley, Suffolk, England

Baptised: 16 October 1842, in Haughley, Suffolk, England
1842 Oct 16 Moss Herman daughter John Mary Haughley labourer

Father: John Moss

Mother: Mary (Lyas) Moss

Death: 1856, in Stow district, Suffolk, England

Buried: 24 May 1856, in Haughley, Suffolk, England, aged 15
1856 May 24 Moss Hermon Haughley 15

Census:
1851: Haughley, Suffolk, female, aged 9, born Haughley

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (4Q1841 vol 12 p383); exact place from 1851 census
Baptism: John Nichols; IGI Bishop's transcripts Batch C131874
Death: England Death Index (2Q1856 vol 4a p333)
Burial: John Nichols

John Moss

Birth: 1807/8, in Wetherden, Suffolk, England

Baptised: 4 September 1808, in Wetherden, Suffolk, England

Father: William Moss

Mother: Sarah Turner

Married: Mary Lyas on 25 December 1828, in Onehouse, Suffolk, England

Children:

William Moss (1830/1 - ? )
John Moss (1832 - ? )
Sarah Moss (1835/6 - ? )
Eleanor Moss (1837/8 - ? )
Hermon Moss (1841 - 1856)

Occupation: Agricultural labourer

Death: 1887, in Stow district, Suffolk, England, aged 79

Census:
1841: Haughley, Suffolk
1851: Haughley, Suffolk, aged 44, born Wetherden
1861: New Street, Haughley, Suffolk
1871: New Street, Haughley, Suffolk
1881: New Street, Haughley, Suffolk

Sources:

Birth: 1861, 1881 census
Baptism: John Nichols
Marriage: John Nichols
Occupation: 1841, 1861, 1871, 1881 census; baptism record of children William (1831), John (1832) and Herman (1842); marriage record of son William (1856)
Death: England Death Index (1Q1887 vol 4a p431)

John Moss

Birth: 1832, in Haughley, Suffolk, England

Baptised: 25 August 1832, in Haughley, Suffolk, England
1832 Aug 25 Moss John son John Mary Haughley labourer

Father: John Moss

Mother: Mary (Lyas) Moss

Married: Mary Pearce on 1(8) December 1858, in Elmswell, Suffolk, England. The marriage was witnessed by William Moss and Jane Moss (Pearce crossed out). John is recorded as being of full age, single and a labourer of Haughley, the son of John, a labourer. Mary is recorded as being of full age, single, of Elmswell, the daughter of William, a labourer.

The information above is from a transcription of the marriage record by John Nichols. A different transcription of Elmswell marriages contains slightly different information - that the marriage date is 10 December 1858, and that Jane's father is Henry Pearce and that she is of "another parish", not Elmswell.

Children:

William John Moss (1860 - ? )
Eliza Mary Moss (1862 - ? )
Sarah Maria Moss (1864 - ? )
Samuel James Moss (1867 - ? )

Occupation: Agricultural labourer

Census:
1841: Haughley, Suffolk
1851: Haughley, Suffolk, aged 18, born Haughley
1861: Peat Hill Road, Haughley, Suffolk
1871: New Street, Haughley, Suffolk
1881: Pound Cottage, Wetherden, Suffolk
1891: Wetherden, Suffolk
1901: Wetherden, Suffolk

Sources:

Birth: 1841 census and baptism date; place from 1861 census
Baptism: John Nichols
Marriage: John Nichols, England Marriage Index (4Q1858 vol 4a p1100); Marriages in Elmswell Parish Church 1813 - 1899
Occupation: marriage record (1858), 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 census; marriage record of children William (1881), Sarah (1883), Eliza (1889) and Samuel (1894)

Robert Samuel Moss

Birth: 1891, in Wetherden, Suffolk, England

Father: William John Moss

Mother: Emily Salmon Baker

Census:
1891: Wetherden, Suffolk
1901: Town Yard, Westhorpe, Suffolk

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (1Q1891 vol 4a p788); 1891 census

Samuel James Moss

Birth: 1867, in Haughley, Suffolk, England

Father: John Moss

Mother: Mary (Pearce) Moss

Married: Clara Elizabeth Lummis on 17 April 1894, in Wetherden, Suffolk, England. Clara was born in 1870, in Bacton, Suffolk, the daughter of John Lummis and Louisa (Death) Lummis. In the 1891 census and on her marriage record in 1894, Clara is listed as a servant.

Children:

Dorothy Moss (1895 - ? )
Sidney James Moss (1896 - 1916)
Grimwood John Moss (1899 - ? )

Occupation: Shoemaker

Census:
1871: New Street, Haughley, Suffolk
1881: Pound Cottage, Wetherden, Suffolk
1901: New Street, Haughley, Suffolk
1916: 40 Baddow Rd., Chelmsford, Essex (death of son Sidney)

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (1Q1867 vol 4a p542); exact place from 1871, 1881 census
Parents: 1871, 1881 census
Marriage: England Marriage Index (2Q1894 vol 4a p1017); exact date from Wetherden parish register, cited at Lummis Family History; Clara birth from England Birth Index (2Q1870 vol 4a p557), exact place from 1901 census; parents from Lummis Family History
Occupation: 1881, 1901 census; marriage record (1894) has bootmaker

Sarah Moss

Birth: 1835/6, in Suffolk, England

Baptised: 21 February 1836, in Haughley, Suffolk, England

Father: John Moss

Mother: Mary (Lyas) Moss

Census:
1841: Haughley, Suffolk

Sources:

Birth: 1841 census
Baptism: IGI baptism extracts Batch C132561

Sarah Maria (Moss) Price

Birth: 1864, in Dagworth, Haughley, Suffolk, England

Father: John Moss

Mother: Mary (Pearce) Moss

Children:

Sarah Jane Moss (1878 - ? )

Married: William Price on 25 December 1883, in Wetherden, Suffolk, England. The marriage was witnessed by William Moss and Emily Moss. William is recorded as being of full age, a bachelor and labourer of Norton, the son of James, a labourer. Sarah is recorded as being of full age, a spinster, of Wetherden, the daughter of John, a labourer.

Occupation: Domestic Servant (1881)

Census:
1871: New Street, Haughley, Suffolk
1881: The Kilns, Woolpit, Suffolk

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (1Q1864 vol 4a p546); exact place from 1881 census (1871 census has Haughley)
Marriage: John Nichols, England Marriage Index (4Q1883 vol 4a p1205)
Occupation: 1881 census

Sarah Jane Moss

Birth: 11 November 1878, in Wetherden, Suffolk, England

Mother: Sarah Maria Moss

Occupation: Domestic Servant (1891)

Census:
1881: Pound Cottage, Wetherden, Suffolk
1891: Wetherden, Suffolk

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (4Q1878 vol 4a p608); exact date from John Nichols; exact place from 1881 census
Occupation: 1891 census

Sidney James Moss

Birth: 3 November 1896, in Wetherden, Suffolk, England

Baptised: 29 November 1896, in Wetherden, Suffolk, England

Father: Samuel James Moss

Mother: Clara Elizabeth (Lummis) Moss

Béthune Town Cemetery in France where Sidney is buried

photo from Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Death: 10 February 1916, aged 19. Sidney was a gunner (artillery equivalent of a private) in the 2nd Siege Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery. Service number 39927

Buried: Béthune Town Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Grave reference V. A. 7.

Census:
1901: New Street, Haughley, Suffolk

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (4Q1896 vol 4a p840); exact date from John Nichols; exact place from 1901 census
Baptism: John Nichols;
Parents: 1901 census
Death: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Burial: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Thomas John Moss

Birth: 1888, in Wetherden, Suffolk, England

Father: William John Moss

Mother: Emily Salmon Baker

St Patricks Cemetery in Belgium where Thomas is buried

photo from Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Death: 21 September 1917. Thomas was a private in the 9th Bn., Suffolk Regiment. Service number 15338.

Buried: St Patricks Cemetery, Loos, France. Grave reference II.G.16

Census:
1891: Wetherden, Suffolk
1901: Town Yard, Westhorpe, Suffolk

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (4Q1888 vol 4a p711); 1891 census
Death: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Burial: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

William Moss

Birth: 1830/1, in Haughley, Suffolk, England

Baptised: 2 January 1831, in Haughley, Suffolk, England

Father: John Moss

Mother: Mary (Lyas) Moss

Married: Jane Pearce on 29 February 1856, in Haughley, Suffolk, England. The marriage was witnessed by Mary Pearse and Francis Sparrow. William is recorded as aged 25, a bachelor and labourer of Haughley, the son of John, a labourer. Jane is recorded as aged 22, a spinster of Haughley, the daughter of William, a labourer.

Occupation: Agricultural labourer (1861, 1871); Railway labourer (1881); Railway platelayer (1901)

Census:
1841: Haughley, Suffolk
1851: Haughley, Suffolk, aged 20, born Haughley
1861: Hop House, Stowmarket, Suffolk
1871: Hop House Lane, Stowmarket, Suffolk
1881: Moss House, Bury Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk
1901: Crown Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk

Sources:

Birth: 1841, 1861, 1871 census
Baptism: John Nichols
Marriage: John Nichols; there seems to be an error in the England Marriage Indexes - William Moss is found in (1Q1856 vol 4a p652) and Jane Pearse at (1Q1856 vol 4a 633)
Occupation: marriage record (1856), 1861, 1871, 1881, 1901 census

William John Moss

Birth: June/July 1860, in Haughley, Suffolk, England

Father: John Moss

Mother: Mary (Pearce) Moss

Married: Emily Salmon Baker on 8 October 1881, in Wetherden, Suffolk, England. The marriage was witnessed by James Salmon and Sarah Ann Dorling. William is recorded as being of full age, a bachelor and labourer of Wetherden, the son of John, a labourer. Emily is recorded as being of full age, a spinster, of Wetherden, the daughter of Henry Salmon, a labourer.

Children:

Mary Sophia Baker (1881 - ? )
Emily Maud Moss (1883 - ? )
William Newman Moss (1884 - ? )
Henry James Moss (1886 - ? )
Thomas John Moss (1888 - 1917)
Robert Samuel Moss (1891 - ? )
Ethel Hermione Moss (1898 - ? )

Occupation: Agricultural labourer (1881, 1891); Brickman on farm (1901)

Census:
1861: Peat Hill Road, Haughley, Suffolk
1871: New Street, Haughley, Suffolk
1881: Pound Cottage, Wetherden, Suffolk
1891: Wetherden, Suffolk
1901: Town Yard, Westhorpe, Suffolk

Sources:

Birth: Aged 9 months at census on 7 April 1861; England Birth Index (1Q1861 vol 4a p488); exact place from 1861, 1881 census
Marriage: John Nichols, England Marriage Index (4Q1881 vol 4a p1195)
Occupation: 1881, 1891, 1901 census

William Newman Moss

Birth: 25 December 1884, in Wetherden, Suffolk, England

Baptised: 17 April 1887, in Wetherden, Suffolk, England

Father: William John Moss

Mother: Emily Salmon Baker

Census:
1891: Wetherden, Suffolk
1901: Town Yard, Westhorpe, Suffolk

Sources:

Birth: John Nichols; England Birth Index (1Q1885 vol 4a p745); 1891 census
Baptism: John Nichols

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