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Household of William Cross (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cross, born in 1833 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cross, born in 1835 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1865 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, James Clark, born in 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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William Cross's household

Male

William

Cross

Head
Female

Margaret

Cross

Wife
Female

Margaret

Cross

Daughter
Male

James

Cross

Son
Male

James

Clark

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Cross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cross

Head

Married

48

1833

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cross

Wife

Married

46

1835

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cross

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Cross

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Clark

Boarder

Unmarried

3

1878

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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