FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS
THE FAMILY OF JOHN & ELIZABETH NORRIS
CENSUS INFORMATION:
| 1871 CENSUS OF CROSTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| John Norris | Head | Married | M | 33 | Farmer | Croston, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Norris | Wife | Married | F | 24 | - | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| John Norris | Son | - | M | 8 mos | - | Croston, Lancashire |
| Maria Moon | Servant | - | F | 10 | General Servant | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Mill House End, Croston, Lancashire (RG10-4200, folio 79, page 31) |
| 2: | Maria Moon was actually Mary Moon, Elizabeth (Moon) Norris' younger sister. |
| 1881 CENSUS OF CROSTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| John Norris | Head | Married | M | 42 | Farmer | Croston, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Norris | Wife | Married | F | 32 | - | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| John Norris | Son | - | M | 10 | Scholar | Croston, Lancashire |
| Thomas Norris | Son | - | M | 9 | Scholar | Croston, Lancashire |
| Robert Norris | Son | - | M | 7 | Scholar | Croston, Lancashire |
| Henry Norris | Son | - | M | 5 | Scholar | Croston, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Norris | Daughter | - | F | 4 | Scholar | Croston, Lancashire |
| James Norris | Son | - | M | 3 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
| Ralph Norris | Son | - | M | 1 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
| Mary Moon | - | Unmarried | F | 21 | Domestic Servant | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| Thomas Moon | - | Unmarried | M | 21 | Farm Labourer | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Mill House End Farm, Croston, Lancashire. (RG11-4222, folio 64, page 2) |
| 2: | Mary and Thomas Moon were Elizabeth (Moon) Norris' twin siblings. |
| 1891 CENSUS OF CROSTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| John Norris | Head | Married | M | 52 | Farmer | Ulnes Walton, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Norris | Wife | Married | F | 42 | - | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| John Norris | Son | Unmarried | M | 20 | Farmer's Son | Croston, Lancashire |
| Thomas Norris | Son | Unmarried | M | 19 | Farmer's Son | Croston, Lancashire |
| Henry Norris | Son | Unmarried | M | 15 | Farmer's Son | Croston, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth A. Norris | Daughter | - | F | 14 | Farmer's Daughter | Croston, Lancashire |
| James Norris | Son | - | M | 13 | Scholar | Croston, Lancashire |
| Ralph Norris | Son | - | M | 11 | Scholar | Croston, Lancashire |
| Hugh Norris | Son | - | M | 7 | Scholar | Croston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Mill House End, Croston, Lancashire. (RG12-3427, folio 66, page 24) |
| 2: | This is the only instance of John Norris' birthplace being listed as Ulnes Walton and is probably an error. |
| 1901 CENSUS OF CROSTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| John Norris | Head | Married | M | 63 | Farmer | Croston, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Norris | Wife | Married | F | 53 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
| Thomas Norris | Son | Unmarried | M | 29 | Farmer's Son | Croston, Lancashire |
| Robert Norris | Son | Unmarried | M | 27 | Farmer's Son | Croston, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth A. Norris | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 24 | Farmer's Daughter | Croston, Lancashire |
| James Norris | Son | Unmarried | M | 22 | Farmer's Son | Croston, Lancashire |
| Ralph Norris | Son | Unmarried | M | 21 | Coachman | Croston, Lancashire |
| Hugh Norris | Son | Unmarried | M | 17 | Farmer's Son | Croston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Mill House End, Croston, Lancashire. (RG13-3941, folio 5, page 1) |
| 2: | 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: |
| John Norris | Head | Married | M | 72 | Farmer | Croston, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Norris | Wife | Married | F | 62 | - | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth A. Norris | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 35 | Farmer's Daughter | Croston, Lancashire |
| Ralph Norris | Son | Unmarried | M | 32 | Farmer's Son | Croston, Lancashire |
| Hugh Norris | Son | Unmarried | M | 27 | Farmer's Son | Croston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Mill House End, Croston, Lancashire. (RG13-3941, folio 5, page 1) |
| 2: | John and Elizabeth were listed as having been married 42 years with Elizabeth the mother of 9 children, with 6 living. |
| 3: | The census return was a mess, with names written in and then crossed out, information missing, ages written in the wrong columns, etc. I have simplified the information for clarity. |
| NOTE: | |
| 1: | All of the above census information is taken from scanned images of the census returns on microfilm and microfiche at the Lancashire Archives in Preston. |
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Updated: 05 February 2016