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Please help with reading this census. Do you think the surname of those living with her could be Cox. I have a Samuel and Ellen Cox on the 1881 census and her maiden name is Thain and mothers name is Ann born abt 1811 in Swayton Abbott Norfolk. Here is the 1871 census details for opinions please. Anne Thain Age: 61 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1810 Relation: Mother-in-law Gender: Female Where born: Swanton Abbot, Norfolk, England Civil Parish: Shoreditch Ecclesiastical parish: St Mark County/Island: London Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Registration district: Shoreditch Sub-registration district: St Leonard ED, institution, or vessel: 14 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 166

GWEN Name: Samuel Moss Age: 29 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Relation: Head Spouses's Name: Ellen Gender: Male Where born: Mile End, Middlesex, England Civil Parish: Shoreditch Ecclesiastical parish: St Mark County/Island: London Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Registration district: Shoreditch Sub-registration district: St Leonard ED, institution, or vessel: 14 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 166 Household Members: Ellen Moss 26 Mary E Moss 9 months Samuel Moss 29 Anne Thain 61 REGARDS DEBS

Did you look at the original image only I think it is to much of a coincidence for Ann Thain to living with someone called Samuel & Ellen Moss when I have found them previously living with Samuel & Ellen Cox. Thanks Gwen

Gwen, I have saved the 1871 image - if you need it then please send pm with email addy. Not sure the surname is Cox or Moss - the first letter is not the same as the M for Mary - but looks more like a B when compared to Boot. Address - Tabernacle Walk Samuel is a wood sawyer and Ann a needle woman Maureen

Thanks for looking. My samuel Cox was a wood sawyer and he married Ellen Thain I found them on the 1851 census with mother- in - law living with them who was Ann Thain who was needle woman. I cannot make my mind up if it reads Cox but it just seemed a coincidence that all the details tied up except of course the surname says Moss? Thanks again for looking Gwen

It doesn't look like Cox at all, but there is this marriage on Ancestry, which I guess is them:- Name: Ellen Thain Year of Registration: 1870 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar District: Bethnal Green County: Greater London, London, Middlesex Volume: 1c Page: 550 One of the other people on the page is Hatton Samuel G. Cox. Kath. x p.s. The surname definitely doesn't say Moss on the image - compare it to the 'M' of Married in the condition of marriage column.