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Household of William Crosby (born 1838, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Crosby and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Crosby, born in 1838 in Broughton, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary E Crosby, born in 1841 in Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales. They had 4 children; John H (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ada E (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William N (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Amy R (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1821 in Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1846 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Crosby's household

Male

William

Crosby

Head
Female

Mary E

Crosby

Wife
Male

John H

Crosby

Son
Female

Ada E

Crosby

Daughter
Male

William N

Crosby

Son
Female

Amy R

Crosby

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Griffith

Mother In Law
Female

Mary

Chadwick

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Crosby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Broughton, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Crosby

Head

Married

43

1838

Broughton, Lincolnshire, England

Mary E

Crosby

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales

John H

Crosby

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada E

Crosby

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William N

Crosby

Son

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Amy R

Crosby

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Griffith

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales

Mary

Chadwick

Servant

Single

35

1846

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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