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Household of Richard Crosby (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Richard Crosby and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Crosby, born in 1845 in Prestwich, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Martha Crosby, born in 1844 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1868 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), William (born 1869 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1873 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England) and Harry (born 1877 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Mary Scholes, born in 1866 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Crosby's household

Male

Richard

Crosby

Head
Female

Martha

Crosby

Wife
Male

George

Crosby

Son
Male

William

Crosby

Son
Male

Thomas

Crosby

Son
Male

Arthur

Crosby

Son
Male

Harry

Crosby

Son
Female

Mary

Scholes

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Crosby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Crosby

Head

Married

36

1845

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Martha

Crosby

Wife

Married

37

1844

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

George

Crosby

Son

Single

13

1868

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

William

Crosby

Son

Single

12

1869

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Crosby

Son

Single

10

1871

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Crosby

Son

Single

8

1873

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Harry

Crosby

Son

Single

4

1877

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Mary

Scholes

Servant

Single

15

1866

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

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