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Household of William Cross (born 1805, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 1805 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Marion (born 1829 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret N (born 1839 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son-In-Law, Adam (born 1839 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Margaret N (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Mary (born 1844 in London, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Margaret (born 1845 in Ayrshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Mary J (born 1853 in -).


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William Cross's household

Male

William

Cross

Head
Female

Marion

Cross

Daughter
Female

Margaret N

Cross

Daughter
Male

Adam

Millar

Son-In-Law
Female

Margaret N

Milla

Granddaughter
Female

Mary

Parker

Servant
Female

Margaret

Murray

Servant
Female

Mary J

McCheney

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Cross
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cross

Head

Widower

76

1805

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Marion

Cross

Daughter

Unmarried

52

1829

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret N

Cross

Daughter

Married

42

1839

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Adam

Millar

Son-In-Law

Married

42

1839

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret N

Milla

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Parker

Servant

Unmarried

37

1844

London, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Murray

Servant

Married

36

1845

Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary J

McCheney

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

-

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