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Household of Thomas Cross (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Thomas Cross and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cross, born in 1837 in Woolton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Cross, born in 1846 in Allerton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1865 in Woolton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1870 in Woolton, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1873 in Woolton, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1876 in Woolton, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1879 in Woolton, Lancashire, England) and Frances (born 1881 in Woolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Mary Hesketh, born in 1806 in Allerton, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Cross's household

Male

Thomas

Cross

Head
Female

Ellen

Cross

Wife
Female

Mary

Hesketh

Mother In Law
Male

John

Cross

Son
Male

William

Cross

Son
Male

Robert

Cross

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Cross

Daughter
Female

Emma

Cross

Daughter
Female

Frances

Cross

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Woolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cross

Head

Married

44

1837

Woolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Cross

Wife

Married

35

1846

Allerton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Hesketh

Mother In Law

Widow

75

1806

Allerton, Lancashire, England

John

Cross

Son

Single

16

1865

Woolton, Lancashire, England

William

Cross

Son

Single

11

1870

Woolton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Cross

Son

Single

8

1873

Woolton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Cross

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Woolton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Cross

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Woolton, Lancashire, England

Frances

Cross

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Woolton, Lancashire, England

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