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MOULES, William
1837 - Yes, date unknown Has 6 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1816 - 1875 (59 years)-
Name MOULES, William Birth 1837 West Walton, Norfolk 
Gender Male Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I1436 Edgoose Last Modified 3 Feb 2026
Father MOULES, Thomas, b. 1813, West Walton, Norfolk d. 4 May 1887, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 74 years) Mother ELDERIDGE, Susannah, b. 1816, Tilney St. Lawrence, Norfolk, England d. 1875, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 59 years) Marriage 8 Sep 1835 West Walton, Norfolk Family ID F118 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 1837 - West Walton, Norfolk 
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WILLIAM MOULES 1837-
The birth of a William MOULS (sic) was registered in 1837.
(GRO December Q 1837 Wisbech 14 126)
From the 1841 census of West Walton, Norfolk:
Thomas MOULES, aged 25, agricultural labourer, born in Norfolk;
Susan MOULES, aged 20, born in Norfolk;
*William MOULES, aged 4, born in Norfolk;
Mary MOULES, aged 2, born in Norfolk;
Elizabeth MOULES, aged 6 months, born in Norfolk;
Elizabeth MOULES, aged 20, born in Norfolk.
(HO107/770/13/7/4)
The 1851 census return for Marsh, West Walton, Wisbech, Norfolk:
Thomas MOWLES, head, aged 37, agricultural labourer, born at West Walton;
Susan MOWLES, wife, aged 33, born at Walpole, Norfolk;
*William MOWLES, son, aged 13, agricultural labourer, born at west Walton;
Mary MOWLES, daughter, aged 11, scholar, born at West Walton;
Joseph MOWLES, son, aged 9, scholar, born at West Walton;
Thomas MOWLES, son, aged 7, scholar, born at West Walton;
Sarah MOWLES, daughter, aged 5, born at West Walton;
John MOWLES, son, aged 2, born at West Walton.
(HO107/1766/576/6)
At the time of the 1861 census he was lodging at the house of William WEBSTER, a farm bailiff:
*William MOLES (sic), lodger, aged 22, unmarried, labourer, born at West Walton, Norfolk.
(RG9/2329/63/3 and 4)
From the 1871 census of Farm Baill's House, Frith Ville, Boston, Lincolnshire:
Thomas MOULS, lodger, unmarried, aged 25, agricultural labourer indoor, born in Norfolk;
*William MOULS, lodger, unmarried, aged 30, agricultural labourer indoor, born in Norfolk.
(RG10/3339/14/15)
Death: No trace after 1871 census of England+Wales
NOTES & QUERIES:
The death of another WILLIAM MOULES aged 69 was registered in 1844.
(GRO June Q 1844 Wisbech 14 131)
His identity is unknown.
The death of a WILLIAM MOLES aged 1 was registered in 1873.
(GRO March Q. 1873 Wisbech 3b 408)
His identity is unknown.
Another WILLIAM MOULES died aged 75 in 1916 [i.e. born in 1840 or 1841].
(GRO June Q 1916 Wisbech 3b 641)
His identity is unknown. The death of no other WILLIAM MOULES was registered between 1866 and 1920 inclusive.
(revised 29.11.2015)