Person:Emily Moss (4)

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m. 19 Jul 1858
  1. Elizabeth Moss1859 - 1934
  2. Mary Moss1860 - 1864
  3. Emily Moss1861 - 1934
  4. James Moss1862 - 1952
  5. Esther Moss1864 - 1864
m. 28 Dec 1889
  1. Lizzie Allen1883 -
  2. Horace Allen1887 - 1917
  3. Florence Allen1890 -
  4. Charles Allen1892 -
  5. Nellie Allen1894 -
  6. Annie Allen1897 -
  7. Eva Allen1900 -
  8. Ivy Allen1900 -
Facts and Events
Name Emily Moss
Gender Female
Birth[1][9] 14 Aug 1861 Caddington, Hertfordshire, England
Christening[2] 8 Sep 1861 Caddington, Bedfordshire, England
Census[3] 2 Apr 1871 Caddington, Bedfordshire, EnglandAley Green
Census[4] 3 Apr 1881 Caddington, Bedfordshire, EnglandAley Green
Marriage 28 Dec 1889 Caddington, Bedfordshire, Englandto Frederick Allen
Census[5] 5 Apr 1891 Caddington, Bedfordshire, EnglandAley Green
Census[6] 31 Mar 1901 Markyate, Hertfordshire, EnglandHick's Lane
Census[7] 2 Apr 1911 Markyate, Hertfordshire, England21 Hicks Road
Death[8] 1934 Hertfordshire, England

Emily Moss was born on 14th August 1861 at Caddington, daughter of a bonnet sewer called Catherine Moss, formerly Warren, and her husband William Moss, an agricultural labourer. Caddington parish straddled Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire at the time, and the family lived at Tipple Hill in the Hertfordshire part of the parish. Emily was the third of five children. In September 1864, when Emily was only three years old, her mother died of consumption, aged 26. Emily's baby sister Esther died the following month, and her older sister Mary died the month after that. In 1865 Emily's father remarried, and Emily had nine half-siblings from her father's second marriage.

The 1871 census finds Emily living with her maternal grandmother and her late mother's sister and her family at Aley Green. Emily was still living with her grandmother at Aley Green in 1881, by which time was working as a bonnet sewer machinist.

In 1883, Emily had a daughter called Lizzie. She was followed in 1887 by a son called Horace.

On 28th December 1889, aged 28, Emily married a straw hat blocker called Frederick Allen, who was from the nearby village of Markyate. They went on to have another six children together between 1890 and 1900, with the youngest two being twins.

The 1891 census finds the family living at Aley Green in the parish of Caddington, very close to Markyate. Frederick was working as a straw hat blocker, whilst Emily was a bonnet sewer. By 1901 they had returned to Markyate, settling on Hicks Road there (or Hicks Lane as it was called in 1891). In 1911 Emily reported that she had had nine children, one of whom had died, suggesting there was another child who has yet to be identified. Emily's father died a few days after the 1911 census in the neighbouring town of Luton.

Emily's son Horace was killed in action in France during the First World War in 1917.

Emily died in 1934, aged 73. Frederick survived her by eight years.

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

    b. Emily MOSS, September Quarter 1861, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 320, mother's maiden name Warren

  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 1861
    No.When BaptizedChild's Christian NameParent's NameAbodeQuality, Trade, or ProfessionBy whom the Ceremony was performed
    ChristianSurname
    922Sept[embe]r 8thEmily Dau[ghter] ofWilliam & CatharineMossTipple HillLaborerW. Mellard, Vicar

    Baptised same day as her mother and two of her mother's sisters, who had not been baptised as children.

  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 27; Page 13, 2 Apr 1871.

    Address: Aley Green, Caddington, Hertfordshire
    Thomas Burgess, head, married, male, 25 [1845/6], Lab[ourer], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
    Martha Burgess, wife, married, male, 27 [1843/4], Hat Sewer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
    Priscilla Burgess, daughter, female, 10m [1870], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
    Elizabeth Warren, mother, widow, 64 [1806/7], Straw Plaiter, b. Biscot, Luton, Bedfordshire
    Matilda Warren, sister, female, 15 [1855/6], Hat Sewer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
    Ann Warren, sister, female, 14 [1856/7], Hat Sewer, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
    Emily Warren, sister, female, 10 [1860/1], Scholar, 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 138; Page 7, 3 Apr 1881.

    Address: Aley Green, Caddington, Hertfordshire
    Elizabeth Warren, head, widow, female, 65 [1815/6], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
    Ann Warren, daughter, unmarried, female, 21 [1859/60], Bonnet Sewer (Machinist), b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
    Emily Moss, granddaughter, unmarried, female, 15 [1865/6], Bonnet Sewer (Machinist), 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 1275; Folio 134; Page 7, 5 Apr 1891.

    Address: Aley Green, Caddington, Hertfordshire
    Four rooms occupied
    Frederick Allen, head, married, male, 27 [1863/4], Straw Hat Blocker, employed, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
    Emily Allen, wife, married, female, 29 [1861/2], Bonnet Sewer, employed, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
    Lizzie Allen, daughter, female, 7 [1883/4], Scholar, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
    Horace Allen, son, male, 3 [1887/8], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
    Flora Allen, daughter, female, 11mo [1890], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire

  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 1327; Folio 62; Page 9, 31 Mar 1901.

    Address: Hick's Lane, Markyate, Hertfordshire
    Four rooms occupied
    Frederick Allen, head, married, male, 36 [1864/5], Straw Hat Blocker, worker, b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
    Emma Allen, wife, married, female, 38 [1862/3], Straw Hat Sewer, worker, at home, b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
    Lizzie Allen, daughter, single, female, 18 [1882/3], Straw Hat Sewer, worker, b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
    Horace Allen, son, male, 14 [1886/7], b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
    Florence Allen, daughter, female, 11 [1889/90], b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
    Charles Allen, son, male, 9 [1891/2], b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
    Nellie Allen, daughter, female, 6 [1894/5], b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
    Annie Allen, daughter, female, 3 [1897/8], b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
    Eva Allen, daughter, 6 months [1900], b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
    Ivy Allen, daughter, 6 months [1900], b. Markyate, Hertfordshire

  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 7765; Schedule 123, 2 Apr 1911.

    Address: 21 Hicks Road, Markyate, Hertfordshire
    Five rooms occupied
    Fredrick Allen, head, male, 48 [1862/3], married, Blocker Straw trade, Straw Hat, worker in Luton, b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
    Emily Allen, wife, female, 49 [1861/2], married 21 years, 9 children born, 8 still living, Straw Hat machinist, worker at Home, b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
    Horace Allen, son, male, 23 [1887/8], single, Farm labourer, worker in Markyate, b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
    Charlie Allen, son, male, 19 [1891/2], single, Blocker Straw trade, worker in Luton, b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
    Nellie Allen, daughter, female, 16 [1894/5], single, Straw Hat machinist, worker at home, b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
    Annie Allen, daughter, female, 13 [1897/8], School, b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
    Eva Allen, daughter, female, 10 [1900/1], School, b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
    Ivy Allen, daughter, female, 10 [1900/1], School, b. Markyate, Hertfordshire

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

    d. Emily ALLEN, September Quarter 1934, Hemel Hempstead Registration District, Volume 3a, page 910, aged 73 [1860/1]

  9. Luton Times and Advertiser, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Saturday 31 Aug 1861.

    Births.
    14th inst., the wife of W. Moss, Caddington, of a daughter.