FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS
THE FAMILY OF ROBERT & MARGARET BAKER
CENSUS INFORMATION:
1891 CENSUS OF CROSTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
Robert Baker | Head | Married | M | 27 | Farmer | Bretherton, Lancashire |
Margaret Baker | Wife | Married | F | 24 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
Margaretta Johnson | Boarder | Unmarried | F | 21 | School Mistress | Staffordshire |
NOTES: | |
1: | Living at The Lodge, Croston. (RG12-3427, folio 71, page 33) |
2: | Miss Johnson's full place of birth was illegible. |
3: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |
1901 CENSUS OF CROSTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
Robert Baker | Head | Married | M | 34 | Grocer & Corn Thrasher | Bretherton, Lancashire |
Margaret Baker | Wife | Married | F | 34 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
Ellen Baker | Daughter | - | F | 7 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
Jane A Baker | Daughter | - | F | 5 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
John A Baker | Son | - | M | 3 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
Robert Baker | Son | - | M | 1 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
Elizabeth Henderson | Aunt | Married | F | 43 | (independent) | Croston, Lancashire |
NOTES: | |
1: | Living at Lodge Cottage, Croston. (RG13-3941, folio 8, page 8) |
2: | Lodge Cottage was in the grounds of The Lodge, where Margaret's parents, John & Jane Ascroft, were living. Their son James Norris Baker was staying there with his grandparents on the night of the Census. |
3: | Elizabeth Henderson was Margaret's aunt, the sister of her mother Jane Norris. She was listed as "Living on own means". |
4: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |
1911 CENSUS OF CROSTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
Robert Baker | Head | Married | M | 47 | Farmer | Bretherton, Lancashire |
Margaret Baker | Wife | Married | F | 44 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
James N Baker | Son | Unmarried | M | 19 | Assisting on Farm | Croston, Lancashire |
Ellen Baker | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 17 | Assisting on Farm | Croston, Lancashire |
Adelaide J Baker | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 14 | Dress Maker | Croston, Lancashire |
John A Baker | Son | - | M | 13 | School | Croston, Lancashire |
Robert Baker | Son | - | M | 11 | School | Croston, Lancashire |
Ada M Baker | Daughter | - | F | 9 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
Catherine Baker | Daughter | - | F | 5 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
Henry Baker | Son | - | M | 3 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
John Ascroft | B-I-L | Unmarried | M | 25 | Market Gardener | Croston, Lancashire |
NOTES: | |
1: | Living at Hillock's Farm, Croston. |
2: | Robert's full occupation was originally written as "Farmer & Threshing Machine" but the latter part was crossed out. In fact, there were many corrections and alterations to the original schedule. |
3: | Robert & Margaret had been married 22 years and Margaret was the mother of 9 children with 8 living. |
4: | John Ascroft was Margaret's younger brother (B-I-L = Brother-in-Law) |
5: | The above information is taken from scanned images on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk. |