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Household of William Croft (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

William Croft and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Croft, born in 1829 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Croft, born in 1838 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1861 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Mary Hannah (born 1862 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Margaret Alice (born 1867 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1875 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), George (born 1877 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and David (born 1880 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Wifes Father, William Kay, born in 1796 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England.


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William Croft's household

Male

William

Croft

Head
Female

Hannah

Croft

Wife
Male

James

Croft

Son
Female

Mary Hannah

Croft

Daughter
Female

Margaret Alice

Croft

Daughter
Male

William

Croft

Son
Male

George

Croft

Son
Male

David

Croft

Son
Male

William

Kay

Wifes Father
First name(s) William
Last name Croft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Croft

Head

Married

52

1829

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Croft

Wife

Married

43

1838

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

James

Croft

Son

Single

20

1861

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Mary Hannah

Croft

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Margaret Alice

Croft

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

William

Croft

Son

Single

6

1875

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

George

Croft

Son

Single

4

1877

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

David

Croft

Son

Single

1

1880

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

William

Kay

Wifes Father

Widower

85

1796

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

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