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MOULES, Thomas
1813 - 1887 (74 years) Has 2 ancestors and 30 descendants in this family tree.
1786 - 1819 (33 years)-
Name MOULES, Thomas Birth 1813 West Walton, Norfolk 
Gender Male Death 4 May 1887 West Walton, Norfolk Person ID I1256 Edgoose Last Modified 6 Feb 2026
Father MOULES, Joseph, b. Between 1783 and 1784, West Walton, Norfolk d. Yes, date unknown Mother PITTS, Sarah, b. 1786, Emneth, Norfolk, England d. 1819, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 33 years) Relationship Stepchild Marriage 14 Aug 1809 Emneth, Norfolk, England Family ID F639 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family ELDERIDGE, Susannah, b. 1816, Tilney St. Lawrence, Norfolk, England d. 1875, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 59 years) Marriage 8 Sep 1835 West Walton, Norfolk Children 1. MOULES, Joseph, b. 10 Oct 1836, West Walton, Norfolk d. 1837, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 0 years)2. MOULES, William, b. 1837, West Walton, Norfolk d. Yes, date unknown3. MOULES, Mary, b. 15 Sep 1839, West Walton, Norfolk d. 1915, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 75 years)4. MOULES, Elizabeth, b. 1841, West Walton, Norfolk d. Aft 1841 (Age > 1 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. MOULES, Joseph, b. 2 Aug 1841, West Walton, Norfolk d. 1876, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 34 years)6. MOULES, Thomas, b. 1843, West Walton, Norfolk d. Aft 1871 (Age > 29 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]7. MOULES, Sarah, b. 1845, West Walton, Norfolk d. 1865, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 20 years)8. MOULES, John, b. 11 Apr 1848, West Walton, Norfolk d. 2 Aug 1924, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]9. MOULES, Susannah, b. 5 Jan 1853, Walpole St. Peter, Norfolk d. 14 Apr 1939, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]10. MOULES, David, b. 1855, West Walton, Norfolk d. 1927, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 72 years)Family ID F118 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Birth - 1813 - West Walton, Norfolk 
Marriage - 8 Sep 1835 - West Walton, Norfolk Death - 4 May 1887 - West Walton, Norfolk = Link to Google Earth
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THOMAS MOULES 1813-1876
Thomas, son of Joseph MOLES, labourer, and Sarah, was baptised at West Walton, Norfolk, on 28 February 1813.
(PR transcript)
Thomas MOULES and Catherine KIRK witnessed the marriage between James EDWARDS of West Walton, bachelor, and Sarah BROWN of West Walton, spinster, at West Walton, Norfolk, on 14 November 1831.
(FreeReg)
Thomas MOULES of West Walton, bachelor, and Susanna ELDERIDGE of West Walton, spinster, married at West Walton, Norfolk, on 8 September 1835. Witnesses were Thomas BEAGLEY and Sophia STORK.
(FreeReg)
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)
From the 1861 census of the Road from Church End to Roman Bank, West Walton, Norfolk:
*Thomas MOLES (sic), head, aged 48, agricultural labourer, born at West Walton;
Susan MOLES (sic), wife, aged 44, born at Terrington, Norfolk;
Mary MOLES (sic), daughter, aged 21, born at West Walton;
Joseph MOLES, son, aged 19, agricultural labourer, born at West Walton;
Thomas MOLES, son, aged 17, agricultural labourer, born at West Walton;
John MOLES, son, aged 12, agricultural labourer, born at West Walton;
Susannah MOLES, daughter, aged 7, scholar, born at West Walton;
David MOLES, son, aged 5, born at West Walton.
(RG9/1050/79/6)
The 1871 census of West Walton, Norfolk:
*Thomas MOULES, head, aged 58, farmer of 26 acres, born at West Walton;
Susanah MOULES, wife, aged 54, born at Terrington, Norfolk;
Joseph MOULES, son, aged 29, agricultural labourer, born at West Walton;
John MOULES, son, aged 22, agricultural labourer, born at West Walton, Norfolk;
Susanah MOULES, daughter, aged 18, born at West Walton;
David MOULES, son, aged 15, agricultural labourer, born at West Walton.
(RG10/1617/85/9)
From the 1881 census of The Fen End Road, West Walton, Norfolk:
*Thomas MOLES (sic), head, aged 68, widower, farmer of 22 acres, born at West Walton.
David MOLES (sic), son, aged 25, agricultural labourer, born at West Walton.
(RG11/1697/89/8)
The death of a Thomas MOULES aged 74 was registered in 1887.
(GRO June Q. 1887 Wisbech 3b 345)
Thomas MOULES.
Personal Estate £115 0s. 6d.
18 June. Letters of Administration of the Personal Estate of Thomas MOULES late of West Walton in the County of Norfolk, Farmer, a Widower, who died on 4 May 1887 at West Walton was granted at Norwich to David MOULES of West Walton, Farmer, the Son and one of the Next of Kin.
(National Probate Calendar 1887)
NOTES & QUERIES:
An Elizabeth MOULES, daughter of William and Mary MOULES, was baptised at Terrington St. John, Norfolk, on 17 December 1820. Was she the 20 year old Elizabeth MOULES living at West Walton with Thomas and Sarah MOULES at the time of the 1841 census? Is she the 35 year old unmarried Elizabeth MOULES who married William MELTON at Terrington St. John, Norfolk, in 1856?
(revised 29.11.2015)