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Household of Robert Cross (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Robert Cross and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Cross, born in 1832 in Blackrod, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Cross, born in 1833 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Alice (born 1863 in Leyland, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1866 in Leyland, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Horwich, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1872 in Horwich, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Son In Law, Joseph W Prescott, born in 1856 in Farington, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Cross's household

Male

Robert

Cross

Head
Female

Ellen

Cross

Wife
Male

Joseph W

Prescott

Son In Law
Female

Mary Alice

Cross

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Cross

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Cross

Daughter
Male

Robert

Cross

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Cross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Cross

Head

Married

49

1832

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Cross

Wife

Married

48

1833

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Joseph W

Prescott

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Farington, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Cross

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Cross

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Cross

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Robert

Cross

Son

Single

9

1872

Horwich, Lancashire, England

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