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Household of Alexander Cross (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cross, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ellen Francis Cross, born in 1846 in England. They had 4 children; Emma Payne (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen F P (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet Lang (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Dorothy Margaret (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Caroline (born 1856 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Sarah F (born 1862 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Cross's household

Male

Alexander

Cross

Head
Female

Ellen Francis

Cross

Wife
Female

Emma Payne

Cross

Daughter
Female

Helen F P

Cross

Daughter
Female

Janet Lang

Cross

Daughter
Female

Dorothy Margaret

Cross

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Munro

Servant
Female

Sarah F

Campbell

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cross

Head

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen Francis

Cross

Wife

Married

35

1846

England

Emma Payne

Cross

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen F P

Cross

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet Lang

Cross

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Dorothy Margaret

Cross

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Caroline

Munro

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Sarah F

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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