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Household of William Cross (born 1805, Lancashire)

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 Cross and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cross, born in 1805 in Litherland, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jemima Cross, born in 1797 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Martha J, born 1831 in Litherland, Lancashire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Eliza A, born 1866 in Walton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nurse Child, Alice (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, Allen (born 1855 in Hulme, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Joseph (born 1862 in Holt, Denbighshire, Wales).


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William Cross's household

Male

William

Cross

Head
Female

Jemima

Cross

Wife
Female

Martha J

Starkey

Daughter
Female

Eliza A

Cross

Grand Daughter
Female

Alice

Briscoe

Nurse Child
Male

Allen

Murray

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Tilston

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Cross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Litherland, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cross

Head

Married

76

1805

Litherland, Lancashire, England

Jemima

Cross

Wife

Married

84

1797

Chester, Cheshire, England

Martha J

Starkey

Daughter

Widow

50

1831

Litherland, Lancashire, England

Eliza A

Cross

Grand Daughter

Single

15

1866

Walton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Briscoe

Nurse Child

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Allen

Murray

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Tilston

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Holt, Denbighshire, Wales

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