Person:John Moles (2)

John Moles was baptised on 15th July 1868 at Hitchin in Hertfordshire. He was the fifth of ten children of a midwife called Fanny Moles, formerly Worbey, and her husband Thomas Moles, an agricultural labourer and mole and rat catcher. The family lived at a row of cottages called The Riddy, which stood in the fields to the south-east of the town.

In the late 1870s the family left The Riddy (which appears to have been demolished immediately after they left) and moved a short distance to Blackhorse Lane, which forms the boundary between St Ippolyts and Hitchin. From at least 1881 to 1901 the family lived on the south side of Blackhorse Lane, putting them in St Ippolyts parish. John's father Thomas died in 1895, aged 57, and was buried at St Ippolyts parish church.

John grew up to follow his father's profession, also becoming an agricultural labourer and rat catcher. He never married and appears to have lived with his mother until her death.

Between 1901 and 1911 the family moved to the north side of Blackhorse Lane, putting them in the town of Hitchin. John's mother Fanny died in 1922, aged 80, and was buried in Hitchin Cemetery. John only outlived his mother by four years, dying in 1926, aged 58. He was buried at Hitchin Cemetery alongside his mother.

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

   b. John MOLE, June Quarter 1868, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 3a, page 303, mother's maiden name Worbey

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Registers of St Mary's Church, Hitchin. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Hitchin in the County of Hertford in the year One thousand eight hundred and Sixty Eight
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   230	1868 July 15	John	Thomas & Alice	Mole	Riddy	Lab[oure]r	L. Hensley

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 1368; Folio 88; Page 23, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 1 The Riddy Mow, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Moule, head, married, male, 33 [1837/8], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Fany Moule, wife, married, female, 29 [1841/2], Straw Platter, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Herbert Moule, son, male, 7 [1863/4], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   George Moule, son, male, 5 [1865/6], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   John Moule, son, male, 2 [1868/9], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Annie M. Moule, daughter, female, 2mos [1871], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Emma Worbey, sister, unmarried, female, 20 [1850/1], Straw platter, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Clara Worbey, niece, female, 10mos [1870], b. Hitchin, 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 1420; Folio 62; Page 8, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Ippollitts Folly, Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Moules, head, married, male, 42 [1838/9], Agr[icultura]l Lab[oure]r (Mole & Rat Catcher), b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Fanny Moules, wife, married, female, 39 [1841/2], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Herbert Moules, son, unmarried, male, 17 [1863/4], Agri[cultural] Lab[oure]r, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   George Moules, son, unmarried, male, 15 [1865/6], Agri[cultural] Lab[oure]r, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   John Moules, son, male, 13 [1867/8], Scholar, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Annie M. Moules, daughter, female, 10 [1870/1], Scholar, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   James Moules, son, male, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Ernest Moules, son, male, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Julia Moules, daughter, female, 3 [1877/8], Scholar, b. Ippollitts, 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 1108; Folio 71; Page 1, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: The Common, St Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   5 or more rooms occupied
   Thomas Moles, head, married, male, 56 [1834/5], Agricultural Labourer, employed, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Fanny Moles, wife, married, female, 51 [1839/40], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   John Moles, son, single, male, 22 [1868/8], Agricultural Labourer, employed, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Annie M. Moles, daughter, single, female, 20 [1870/1], General Servant, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   James Moles, son, single, male, 17 [1873/4], Agricultural Labourer, employed, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Ernest Moles, son, single, male, 15 [1875/6], Agricultural Labourer, employed, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Julia Moles, daughter, single, female, 12 [1878/9], Scholar, b. St Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Minnie Moles, daughter, single, female, 7 [1883/4], Scholar, b. St Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Ellen Moles, granddaughter, female, 4mo [1890/1], b. St Ippollitts, 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 1300; Folio 53; Page 12, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Osier Bed Cottage, St Ippolyts, Hertfordshire
   5 or more rooms occupied
   Fanny Moles, head, widow, female, 60 [1840/1], Montly nurse, own account, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   John Moles, son, single, male, 31 [1869/70], Rat Catcher, own account, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Nellie Moles, granddaughter, single, female, 10 [1890/1], b. St Ippolyts, Hertfordshire
   Julia Dimmock, daughter, married, female, 22 [1878/9], b. St Ippolyts, Hertfordshire
   William Dimmock, son in law, married, male, 24 [1876/7], Bricklayer's Labourer, worker, b. Codicote, Hertfordshire
   Henry J. Dimmock, boarder, single, male, 21 [1879/80], Photographer, own account, working at home, b. Walworth, London
   Frederick Dimmock, visitor, single, male, 7 [1893/4], b. Hitchin, 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 7596; Schedule 216, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 5 Blackhorse Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   5 rooms occupied
   Fanny Moles, head, female, 69 [1841/2], widow, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   John Moles, son, male, 42 [1868/9], single, Labourer General - farm, worker, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Moles, visitor, male, 23 [1887/8], single, Labourer General - farm, worker, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire

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

   d. John MOLE, December Quarter 1926, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 3a, page 793, aged 57 [1868/9]

9. ↑ Hitchin Cemetery Registers (North Hertfordshire District Council).