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Household of William Croft (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, 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.

William Croft and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Croft, born in 1841 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Croft, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Margery (born 1870 in Cheshire, England), Alexander (born 1872 in Cheshire, England), Robert (born 1875 in Cheshire, England), William (born 1878 in Cheshire, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nephew, John H Turner, born in 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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William Croft's household

Male

William

Croft

Head
Female

Catherine

Croft

Wife
Female

Margery

Croft

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Croft

Son
Male

Robert

Croft

Son
Male

William

Croft

Son
Female

Ellen

Croft

Daughter
Male

John H

Turner

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Croft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Croft

Head

Married

40

1841

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Croft

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Margery

Croft

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Cheshire, England

Alexander

Croft

Son

Single

9

1872

Cheshire, England

Robert

Croft

Son

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

William

Croft

Son

Single

3

1878

Cheshire, England

Ellen

Croft

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cheshire, England

John H

Turner

Nephew

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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