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Household of John Cross (born 1829, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Devon,Dorset, 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.

John Cross and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cross, born in 1829 in Wincanton, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Cross, born in 1828 in Mere, Wiltshire, England. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1859 in Mere, Wiltshire, England), Kate (born 1862 in Mere, Wiltshire, England), Thomas (born 1864 in Mere, Wiltshire, England) and Matthew (born 1869 in Mere, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Annie (born 1868 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England) and John's Servant, George (born 1816 in Wincanton, Wiltshire, England).


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John Cross's household

Male

John

Cross

Head
Female

Mary

Cross

Wife
Male

Samuel

Cross

Son
Female

Kate

Cross

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cross

Son
Male

Matthew

Cross

Son
Female

Annie

Tucker

Servant
Male

George

Hannsford

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Wincanton, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cross

Head

Married

52

1829

Wincanton, Somerset, England

Mary

Cross

Wife

Married

53

1828

Mere, Wiltshire, England

Samuel

Cross

Son

Single

22

1859

Mere, Wiltshire, England

Kate

Cross

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Mere, Wiltshire, England

Thomas

Cross

Son

Single

17

1864

Mere, Wiltshire, England

Matthew

Cross

Son

Single

12

1869

Mere, Dorset, England

Annie

Tucker

Servant

Single

13

1868

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

George

Hannsford

Servant

Widower

65

1816

Wincanton, Wiltshire, England

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