FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS
THE LIFE OF HUGH NORRIS
CENSUS INFORMATION:
| 1841 CENSUS OF CROSTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||
| NAME: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BORN IN THE COUNTY? |
| Hugh Norris | M | 45 | Farmer | Yes |
| Robert Norris | M | 35 | Agricultural Labourer | Yes |
| William Silcock | M | 70 | Agricultural Labourer | Yes |
| Ann Singleton | F | 40 | F. S. | Yes |
| Elizabeth Hunter | F | 15 | F. S. | Yes |
| Ellen Watkinson | F | 15 | F. S. | Yes |
| Lawrence Singleton | M | 10 | Agricultural Labourer | Yes |
| Jane Singleton | F | 5 | - | Yes |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Mill House End, Croston. (H.O.107, 525/11 folio 42) |
| 2: | The 1841 Census does not show relationships but Hugh and Robert were brothers and Mill House End belonged to their uncle Thomas Norris, Esq. of Redvales, Bury. |
| 3: | I believe F. S. was an abbreviation for Female Servant. |
| 4: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfilm at the Lancashire Record Office. |
| 1851 CENSUS OF CROSTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Hugh Norris | Head | Unm. | M | 56 | Farmer | Croston, Lancashire |
| Robert Norris | Brother | Unm. | M | 46 | Farm Labourer | Croston, Lancashire |
| Ann Singleton | Servant | Unm. | F | 55 | House Servant | Wrightington, Lancashire |
| Jane Singleton | Servant | Unm. | F | 18 | House Servant | Wrightington, Lancashire |
| Robert Catterall | Servant | Unm. | M | 13 | Farm Labourer | Croston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Mill House End, Croston. (H.O.107-2263, folio 566) |
| 2: | Hugh's full occupation was a Farmer of 53 acres. |
| 3: | Mill House End belonged to Hugh's uncle Thomas Norris but Hugh inherited the farm and several other properties when his uncle died almost exactly one year after the date of this Census. |
| 4: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfilm at the Lancashire Record Office. |
| 1861 CENSUS OF SOUTHPORT, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Hugh Norris | Head | Unm. | M | 66 | Landed Proprietor | Crossens, Lancashire |
| Ellen Monk | Servant | Unm. | F | 22 | General Servant | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at East Bank Street, Southport, North Meols. (RG9-2762, folio 39, page 21) |
| 2: | Hugh's birthplace should have been Croston not Crossens. |
| 3: | Hugh's supposed daughter Jane and her family were living at Hugh's Croston home, Mill House End. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfilm at the Lancashire Record Office. |