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Household of William Cross (born 1811, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bath, Somerset, 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 Cross and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cross, born in 1811 in South Petherton, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Sarah (born 1829 in Bath, Somerset, England) and Eleanora (born 1846 in Bath, Somerset, England). He had 4 grandchildren; William E A (born 1866 in Bath, Somerset, England), Ernest W J (born 1868 in Bath, Somerset, England), Emily E (born 1872 in London, Middlesex, England) and Alice (born 1877 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Mary Ann Edwards, born in 1826 in Batheaston, Somerset, England.


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William Cross's household

Male

William

Cross

Head
Female

Sarah

Cross

Daughter
Female

Eleanora

Cross

Daughter
Male

William E A

Cross

Grand Son
Male

Ernest W J

Cross

Grand Son
Female

Emily E

Cross

Grand Daughter
Female

Alice

Cross

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Edwards

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Cross
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place South Petherton, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cross

Head

Widower

70

1811

South Petherton, Somerset, England

Sarah

Cross

Daughter

Single

52

1829

Bath, Somerset, England

Eleanora

Cross

Daughter

Single

35

1846

Bath, Somerset, England

William E A

Cross

Grand Son

Single

15

1866

Bath, Somerset, England

Ernest W J

Cross

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Bath, Somerset, England

Emily E

Cross

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

London, Middlesex, England

Alice

Cross

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Edwards

Lodger

Single

55

1826

Batheaston, Somerset, England

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