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Household of James Cross (born 1838, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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.

James Cross and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cross, born in 1838 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Cross, born in 1838 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1862 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, James Wallace, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Cross's household

Male

James

Cross

Head
Female

Jane

Cross

Wife
Male

John

Cross

Son
Male

James

Cross

Son
Female

Maggie

Cross

Daughter
Male

Robert

Cross

Son
Male

William

Cross

Son
Male

George

Cross

Son
Male

James

Wallace

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Cross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cross

Head

Married

43

1838

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Cross

Wife

Married

43

1838

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Cross

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Cross

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Cross

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Cross

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

Cross

Son

-

11

1870

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

George

Cross

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wallace

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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