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Household of William Croft (born 1838, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Croft, born in 1838 in Leyland, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Croft, born in 1847 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1861 in Farrington, Lancashire, England), John Wm (born 1866 in Farrington, Lancashire, England), George (born 1870 in Farrington, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1875 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Alice Sandham, born in 1854 in Preston, Lancashire, England.
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William Croft's household
William
Croft
Head
Elizabeth
Croft
Wife
Jane
Croft
Daughter
John Wm
Croft
Son
George
Croft
Son
Thomas
Croft
Son
Ellen
Croft
Daughter
Esther
Croft
Daughter
James
Croft
Son
Elizabeth
Croft
Daughter
Alice
Sandham
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Croft |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Leyland, Lancashire, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Croft | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Leyland, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Croft | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Jane | Croft | Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Farrington, Lancashire, England | |
John Wm | Croft | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Farrington, Lancashire, England | |
George | Croft | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Farrington, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Croft | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Croft | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England | |
Esther | Croft | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England | |
James | Croft | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Croft | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Sandham | Boarder | Single | 27 | 1854 | Preston, Lancashire, England |
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