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Household of John Cross (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pocklington, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 1833 in Market Weighton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Cross, born in 1836 in Sutton on Derwent, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary E (born 1861 in Elvington, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah A (born 1859 in Elvington, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Olivia (born 1878 in Kirk Hammerton, Yorkshire, England) and Harry (born 1879 in Kirk Hammerton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Apprentice, Alfred (born 1861 in Newton on Derwent, Yorkshire, England) and John's Apprentice, George (born 1864 in Sutton on Derwent, Yorkshire, England).


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John Cross's household

Male

John

Cross

Head
Female

Jane

Cross

Wife
Female

Mary E

Cross

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Olivia

Thompson

Grand Daughter
Male

Harry

Thompson

Grand Son
Male

Alfred

Giles

Apprentice
Male

George

Harper

Apprentice
First name(s) John
Last name Cross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cross

Head

Married

48

1833

Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Cross

Wife

Married

45

1836

Sutton on Derwent, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Cross

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Elvington, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Thompson

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Elvington, Yorkshire, England

Olivia

Thompson

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kirk Hammerton, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Thompson

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Kirk Hammerton, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Giles

Apprentice

Single

20

1861

Newton on Derwent, Yorkshire, England

George

Harper

Apprentice

Single

17

1864

Sutton on Derwent, Yorkshire, England

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