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Household of James Croft (born 1848, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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.

James Croft and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Croft, born in 1848 in Woodchurch, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Louisa Croft, born in 1851 in Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph O (born 1872 in Woodbank, Cheshire, England), Lucy (born 1874 in Choulton, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Mollington, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Mollington, Cheshire, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Bromborough, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Keziah (born 1865 in Shotwick, Cheshire, England), James's Lodger, John (born 1854 in Formby, Lancashire, England) and James's Servant Head, Jane (born 1833 in Wales).


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James Croft's household

Male

James

Croft

Head
Female

Louisa

Croft

Wife
Male

Joseph O

Croft

Son
Female

Lucy

Croft

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Croft

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Croft

Son
Female

Edith

Croft

Daughter
Female

Keziah

Shone

Sister In Law
Male

John

Norris

Lodger
Female

Jane

Williams

Servant Head
First name(s) James
Last name Croft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Woodchurch, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Croft

Head

Married

33

1848

Woodchurch, Cheshire, England

Louisa

Croft

Wife

Married

30

1851

Cheshire, England

Joseph O

Croft

Son

Single

9

1872

Woodbank, Cheshire, England

Lucy

Croft

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Choulton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Croft

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Mollington, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Croft

Son

Single

3

1878

Mollington, Cheshire, England

Edith

Croft

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bromborough, Cheshire, England

Keziah

Shone

Sister In Law

Single

16

1865

Shotwick, Cheshire, England

John

Norris

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Formby, Lancashire, England

Jane

Williams

Servant Head

Single

48

1833

Wales

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