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Household of John Cross (born 1836, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cross, born in 1836 in Devon, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline Cross, born in 1838 in Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England. They had 8 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Cothelstone, Somerset, England), Mary Jane (born 1868 in Cothelstone, Somerset, England), Florence Emily (born 1874 in Cothelstone, Somerset, England), William (born 1877 in Cothelstone, Somerset, England), John (born 1879 in Cothelstone, Somerset, England), Thomas (born 1859 in West Buckland, Somerset, England), Sarah (born 1862 in Wellington, Somerset, England) and John (born 1869 in Pitminster, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Emily Poleman, born in 1862 in Clayhidon, Devon, England.


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John Cross's household

Male

John

Cross

Head
Female

Caroline

Cross

Wife
Male

Thomas

Cross

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Cross

Daughter
Female

Florence Emily

Cross

Daughter
Male

William

Cross

Son
Male

John

Cross

Son
Male

John

Cross

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cross

Wife
Male

Thomas

Cross

Son
Female

Sarah

Cross

Daughter
Male

John

Cross

Son
Female

Emily

Poleman

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Cross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cross

Head

Married

37

1844

Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England

Caroline

Cross

Wife

Married

43

1838

Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England

Thomas

Cross

Son

Single

15

1866

Cothelstone, Somerset, England

Mary Jane

Cross

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cothelstone, Somerset, England

Florence Emily

Cross

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cothelstone, Somerset, England

William

Cross

Son

Single

4

1877

Cothelstone, Somerset, England

John

Cross

Son

Single

2

1879

Cothelstone, Somerset, England

John

Cross

Head

Married

45

1836

Devon, England

Elizabeth

Cross

Wife

Married

44

1837

Clayhidon, Devon, England

Thomas

Cross

Son

Single

22

1859

West Buckland, Somerset, England

Sarah

Cross

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Wellington, Somerset, England

John

Cross

Son

Single

12

1869

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Emily

Poleman

Niece

Single

19

1862

Clayhidon, Devon, England

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