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Household of James Crossan (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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 Crossan and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Crossan, born in 1840 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Crossan, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Helen (born 1865 in Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), George (born 1873 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Joseph (born 1846 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, Watson (born 1865 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Crossan's household

Male

James

Crossan

Head
Female

Martha

Crossan

Wife
Female

Helen

Crossan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Crossan

Daughter
Male

George

Crossan

Son
Male

William

Crossan

Son
Female

Jane

Crossan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Crossan

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Campbell

Boarder
Male

Watson

Campbell

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Crossan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Crossan

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Martha

Crossan

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Helen

Crossan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Crossan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

George

Crossan

Son

-

8

1873

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Crossan

Son

-

6

1875

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Crossan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Crossan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Campbell

Boarder

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Watson

Campbell

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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