Person:Alice Moss (5)

Alice Maud Mary Moss was born on 24th April 1869 at Aley Green in the part of the parish of Caddington which at that time was in Hertfordshire. She was the daughter of a bonnet sewer called Bethia Moss, formerly King, and her husband William Moss, an agricultural labourer. Alice appears in both the 1871 and 1881 censuses living with her parents and siblings at Aley Green.

By the time of the 1891 census the family had moved to the nearby town of Luton, where they lived at 146 Chapel Street, and Alice worked as a hat sewer. Later that year, Alice had a son, Sidney Arthur Moss. On 14th December 1891, aged 22, Alice married Richard Smith in Luton. Alice's son Sidney adopted Richard's surname for his childhood, appearing in the censuses as Smith, but as an adult he reverted to using the name Moss, which may indicate that Sidney did not believe Richard to be his actual father. Alice and Richard went on to have another five children in Luton between 1894 and 1913, although at least two died as infants. Alice's mother died in 1906 and her father died in 1911.

Alice and Richard settled at 48 New Town Street in Luton. They appear there in both the 1901 and 1911 censuses. Alice continued to work as a hat manufacturer. By 1911 Richard was working as a decorator. Their daughter May died in 1917 aged 16.

Richard died in 1924, aged 57. Alice survived him by about 35 years. At the outbreak of the Second World War she was living with her daughter Lily and Lily's husband, Albert Phillips. They were still at 48 New Town Street.

Alice died in 1959, aged 90.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Alice Maud Mary MOSS, June Quarter 1869, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 410, mother's maiden name King

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Caddington Parish Registers. (Bedford: Bedfordshire Record Office).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Caddington in the County of Bedford in the Year 1870
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parent's Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   1303	Sept[ember] 4	Alice Maud Mary	William and Bethia	Moss	Aley Green	Lab[oure]r	Tho[ma]s Prescott, Vicar

   Baptised same day as sister Ellen Sarah.

3. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1568; Folio 28; Page 15, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Aley Green (listed immediately after "The Boot"), Caddington, Hertfordshire
   William Moss, head, married, male, 33 [1837/8], Lab[ourer], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Bethia Moss, wife, married, female, 34 [1836/7], Sewer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   James Moss, son, male, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Susan Moss, daughter, female, 5 [1865/6], Scholar, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Alberta Moss, daughter, female, 3 [1867/8], Scholar, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Maude Moss, daughter, female, 1 [1869/70], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Ellen Moss, daughter, female, 8mo [1870], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire

4. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 1653; Folio 136; Page 4, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Aley Green, Caddington, Hertfordshire
   William Moss, head, married, male, 42 [1838/9], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Bethia Moss, wife, married, female, 44 [1836/7], Bonnet Sewer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Victoria A. Moss, daughter, female, 13 [1867/8], Bonnet Sewer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Alice M.M. Moss, daughter, female, 11 [1869/70], Scholar, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Walter A. Moss, son, male, 9 [1891/2], Scholar, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Prince L. Moss, son, male, 6 [1894/5], Scholar, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   William A. Moss, son, male, 4 [1896/7], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Bethia Moss, daughter, female, 2 [1898/9], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire

5. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 1274; Folio 59; Page 38, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 146 Chapel Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Five or more rooms occupied
   William Moss, head, married, male, 53 [1837/8], Agricultural Laborer, employed, b. Caddington, Bedfordshire
   Bertha Moss, wife, married, female, 55 [1835/6], employed, b. Caddington, Bedfordshire
   Susanah Moss, daughter, single, female, 25 [1865/6], Hat Sewer, employed, b. Caddington, Bedfordshire
   Alice M. Moss, daughter, single, female, 21 [1869/70], Hat Sewer, employed, b. Caddington, Bedfordshire
   Ellen S. Moss, daughter, single, female, 20 [1870/1], Hat Sewer, employed, b. Caddington, Bedfordshire
   Walter B. Moss, son, male, 18 [1872/3], General Laborer, employed, b. Caddington, Bedfordshire
   Prince L. Moss, son, male, 16 [1874/5], Agricultural Laborer, employed, b. Caddington, Bedfordshire
   William A. Moss, son, male, 14 [1876/7], Errand Boy, employed, b. Caddington, Bedfordshire
   Bethia Moss, daughter, female, 12 [1878/9], Scholar, employed, b. Caddington, Bedfordshire
   Thomas Lewis, stepson, married, male, 34 [1856/7], Rag & Bone Collector, employed, b. Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
   Thomas Lewis, grandson, male, 5 [1885/6], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Arthur Lewis, grandson, male, 4 [1886/7], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Ethel Bert Lewis, grandson [sic], female, 3 [1887/8], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Harry Lewis, grandson, male, 1 [1889/90], b. Luton, Bedfordshire

6. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 1516; Folio 112; Page 37, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 48 New Town Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Richard Smith, head, married, male, 31 [1869/70], [illegible] Manufacturer, worker, at home, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Alice Smith, wife, married, female, 30 [1870/1], Hat Manufacturer, worker, at home, b. Aley Green, Bedfordshire
   Sidney Smith, son, single, male, 9 [1891/2], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Lily Smith, daughter, single, female, 2 [1898/9], b. Luton, Bedfordshire

7. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 8997; Schedule 71, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 48 New Town Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Richard Smith, head, male, 41 [1869/70], married, General Labourer - Decorator, worker, working at home, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Alice Maud Mary Smith, wife, female, 41 [1869/70], married 19 years, 5 children born to marriage, 3 children still living, home work, own account, working at home, b. Aley Green, Bedfordshire
   Sidney Arthur Smith, son, male, 19 [1891/2], Single, Engineer - Iron Foundry, worker, working at home, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Lily Smith, daughter, female, 11 [1899/1900], School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   May Smith, daughter, female, 9 [1901/2], School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire

8. ↑ ^8.0 8.1 General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Luton Municipal Borough, 29 Sep 1939.

   Address: 48 New Town Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Smith, Alice M.M. / female / b. 24 Apr 1869 / widow / Unpaid domestic duties
   Phillips, Albert H.W. / male / b. 7 Dec 1899 / married / Letterpress machine minder
   Phillips, Lily / female / b. 17 Apr 1899 / married / Unpaid domestic duties
   [one record closed]

9. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Alice M.M. SMITH, December Quarter 1959, Luton Registration District, Volume 4a, page 109, aged 90 [1868/9]