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Household of Alexander Cross (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 Cross and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cross, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet M Cross, born in 1850 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William C (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter A (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Christina (born 1831 in -), Alexander's Servant, Christina (born 1859 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1845 in Leven, Fife, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Cross's household

Male

Alexander

Cross

Head
Female

Janet M

Cross

Wife
Male

William C

Cross

Son
Male

Peter A

Cross

Son
Male

Alexander

Cross Jr

Son
Female

Christina

McLean

Servant
Female

Christina

Ashcroft

Servant
Female

Jane

Horn

Servant
Female

Jane

Gilchrist

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cross

Head

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet M

Cross

Wife

Married

31

1850

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William C

Cross

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter A

Cross

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cross Jr

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

McLean

Servant

Unmarried

50

1831

-

Christina

Ashcroft

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Horn

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Gilchrist

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

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