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Household of Joseph Cross (born 1842, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, 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.

Joseph Cross and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Cross, born in 1842 in Cheshire, consisted of 13 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Martha Cross, born in 1844 in Lach Dennis, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; Samuel (born 1864 in Lach Dennis, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1872 in Cheshire, England), Joe (born 1875 in Cheshire, England), John Ernest (born 1877 in Cheshire, England) and Lucy Annie (born 1879 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Nephew, John Henry (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Servant, Ellen (born 1842 in Middlewich, Cheshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Samuel (born 1830 in Brereton, Cheshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Abraham (born 1868 in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England).


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Joseph Cross's household

Male

Joseph

Cross

Head
Female

Martha

Cross

Wife
Male

Samuel

Cross

Son
Female

Mary

Cross

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cross

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Cross

Daughter
Male

Joe

Cross

Son
Male

John Ernest

Cross

Son
Female

Lucy Annie

Cross

Daughter
Male

John Henry

Lea

Nephew
Female

Ellen

Lunt

Servant
Male

Samuel

Hampton

Servant
Male

Abraham

Golding

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Cross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Cross

Head

Married

39

1842

Cheshire, England

Martha

Cross

Wife

Married

37

1844

Lach Dennis, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Cross

Son

Single

17

1864

Lach Dennis, Cheshire, England

Mary

Cross

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Cross

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Cheshire, England

Sarah

Cross

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cheshire, England

Joe

Cross

Son

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

John Ernest

Cross

Son

Single

4

1877

Cheshire, England

Lucy Annie

Cross

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cheshire, England

John Henry

Lea

Nephew

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Lunt

Servant

Single

39

1842

Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Hampton

Servant

Widower

51

1830

Brereton, Cheshire, England

Abraham

Golding

Servant

Single

13

1868

Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England

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