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Household of William B Crossing (born 1821, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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.

William B Crossing and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William B Crossing, born in 1821 in Devon, consisted of 8 members. William B was the head of the household, married to Mary Crossing, born in 1821 in Paignton, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Henry J (born 1854 in Plympton St Mary, Devon, England) and Lucy (born 1857 in Plympton St Mary, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William B's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Newton Ferrers, Devon, England), William B's Servant, Hanna (born 1867 in Elburton, Devon, England), William B's Servant, Joseph (born 1861 in Plympton, Devon, England) and William B's Servant, Samuel (born 1867 in Plymstock, Devon, England).


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William B Crossing's household

Male

William B

Crossing

Head
Female

Mary

Crossing

Wife
Male

Henry J

Crossing

Son
Female

Lucy

Crossing

Daughter
Female

Jane

Bowhay

Servant
Female

Hanna

Shillabeer

Servant
Male

Joseph

Revel

Servant
Male

Samuel

Holmes

Servant
First name(s) William B
Last name Crossing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William B

Crossing

Head

Married

60

1821

Devon, England

Mary

Crossing

Wife

Married

60

1821

Paignton, Devon, England

Henry J

Crossing

Son

Single

27

1854

Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

Lucy

Crossing

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

Jane

Bowhay

Servant

Single

18

1863

Newton Ferrers, Devon, England

Hanna

Shillabeer

Servant

Single

14

1867

Elburton, Devon, England

Joseph

Revel

Servant

Single

20

1861

Plympton, Devon, England

Samuel

Holmes

Servant

Single

14

1867

Plymstock, Devon, England

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