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Household of James Norcross (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

James Norcross and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Norcross, born in 1844 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Norcross, born in 1843 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1868 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), John (born 1877 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1879 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Adopted Son, Edward Norcross, born in 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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James Norcross's household

Male

James

Norcross

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Norcross

Wife
Female

Jane

Norcross

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Norcross

Daughter
Female

Mary

Norcross

Daughter
Male

John

Norcross

Son
Male

James

Norcross

Son
Male

Edward

Norcross

Adopted Son
First name(s) James
Last name Norcross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Norcross

Head

Married

37

1844

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Norcross

Wife

Married

38

1843

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Norcross

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Norcross

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Norcross

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Heywood, Lancashire, England

John

Norcross

Son

Single

4

1877

Heywood, Lancashire, England

James

Norcross

Son

Single

2

1879

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Edward

Norcross

Adopted Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

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