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Household of George Cross (born 1817, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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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.

George Cross and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Cross, born in 1817 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Cross, born in 1831 in Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Mary E, born 1871 in Darwen, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were George's Step Daughter, Jane A S (born 1857 in Farrington, Lancashire, England), George's Adopted Child, Mary A (born 1875 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), George's Boarder, Walmsley P (born 1858 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and George's Boarder, Margaret A (born 1856 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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George Cross's household

Male

George

Cross

Head
Female

Mary

Cross

Wife
Female

Mary E

Cross

Daughter
Female

Jane A S

Hunter

Step Daughter
Female

Mary A

Ainsworth (Cross)

Adopted Child
Male

Walmsley P

Knowles

Boarder
Female

Margaret A

Knowles

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Cross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Cross

Head

Married

64

1817

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cross

Wife

Married

50

1831

Lancashire, England

Mary E

Cross

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Jane A S

Hunter

Step Daughter

Single

24

1857

Farrington, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Ainsworth (Cross)

Adopted Child

Single

6

1875

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Walmsley P

Knowles

Boarder

Married

23

1858

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Knowles

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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