The Family of Elizabeth Moon

Elizabeth Moon was the daughter of Ralph Moon and Nancy Chitson, who were married at St Mary the Virgin Parish Church in Eccleston, Lancashire on 20 August 1845. At the time of their marriage, Ralph was 20 and Nancy was 17, so they both would have needed their parents' consent to marry.

Elizabeth was baptized at the same church on 5 September 1847, the register did not record her date of birth.

By the time of the 1851 Census they were settled in Eccleston:

1851 CENSUS OF ECCLESTON, LANCASHIRE:
NAME:	RELATION:	CONDITION:	SEX:	AGE:	OCCUPATION:	BIRTHPLACE:
Ralph Moon	Head	Married	M	25	Carter	Wigan, Lancashire
Nancy Moon	Wife	Married	F	24	-	Eccleston, Lancashire
Elizabeth Moon	Daughter	-	F	3	-	Eccleston, Lancashire
Mary Ann Moon	Daughter	-	F	1	-	Eccleston, Lancashire
William Moon	Brother	Unmarried	M	29	Proprietor of Land	Wigan, Lancashire

NOTES:
1:	Living at Town Gate E, Eccleston. (H.O.107-2263, folio 490, page 2)
2:	There were other members of the Moon family living in the area that may have been Ralph's parents and siblings.

1861 CENSUS OF ECCLESTON, LANCASHIRE:
NAME:	RELATION:	CONDITION:	SEX:	AGE:	OCCUPATION:	BIRTHPLACE:
Ralph Moon	Head	Married	M	36	Landed Proprietor	Wigan, Lancashire
Nancy Moon	Wife	Married	F	32	-	Eccleston, Lancashire
Elizabeth Moon	Daughter	-	F	14	Power Cotton Weaver	Eccleston, Lancashire
Mary Ann Moon	Daughter	-	F	12	-	Eccleston, Lancashire
William Moon	Son	-	M	4	-	Eccleston, Lancashire
Robert Moon	Son	-	M	2	-	Eccleston, Lancashire
Thomas Moon	Son	-	M	1 mth	-	Eccleston, Lancashire
Mary Moon	Daughter	-	F	1 mth	-	Eccleston, Lancashire

NOTES:
1:	Living at Town Gate, Eccleston. (RG9-3123, folio 32, page 4)
2:	I'm not sure why they would have had two daughters called Mary.

By 1871 some of Ralph and Nancy's children had left home, but the addition of 2 more children helped to fill the void:

1871 CENSUS OF ECCLESTON, LANCASHIRE:
NAME:	RELATION:	CONDITION:	SEX:	AGE:	OCCUPATION:	BIRTHPLACE:
Ralph Moon	Head	Married	M	45	Farmer of 14 Acres	Wigan, Lancashire
Ann Moon	Wife	Married	F	42	-	Eccleston, Lancashire
William Moon	Son	Unmarried	M	15	Farmer's Son	Eccleston, Lancashire
Robert Moon	Son	Unmarried	M	12	Scholar	Eccleston, Lancashire
Thomas Moon	Son	-	M	10	Scholar	Eccleston, Lancashire
John Moon	Son	-	M	4	Scholar	Eccleston, Lancashire
Johanna Moon	Daughter	-	F	2	-	Eccleston, Lancashire

NOTES:
1:	Living at Parr Lane, Eccleston. (RG10-4200, folio 16, page 4)
2:	By this date, Mary Ann Moon was unmarried and living in Preston; Elizabeth Moon had married John Norris, and her younger sister Mary was living with them as a servant.
3:	The above information is taken from the census returns on microfilm at the Lancashire Archives.

Ralph Moon died on 12 August 1878 and was buried in the churchyard at Eccleston. Nancy died 11 years later and was buried in the same churchyard on 17 October 1889.

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