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Household of Alexander Crosby (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alexander Crosby and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Crosby, born in 1840 in , consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Crosby, born in 1840 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1871 in Broxburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Joseph (born 1873 in Broxburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1877 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1797 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Flora (born 1862 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Crosby's household

Male

Alexander

Crosby

Head
Female

Agnes

Crosby

Wife
Male

John

Crosby

Son
Male

Joseph

Crosby

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Crosby

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Crosby

Son
Male

Archibald

Crosby

Son
Female

Jane

Thomson

Mother-In-Law
Female

Flora

McLean

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Crosby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Crosby

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Agnes

Crosby

Wife

Married

41

1840

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Crosby

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Broxburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Joseph

Crosby

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Broxburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Crosby

Daughter

-

7

1874

Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Crosby

Son

-

6

1875

Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Archibald

Crosby

Son

-

4

1877

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

84

1797

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Flora

McLean

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Argyllshire, Scotland

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