| 1841 CENSUS |
| PARISH |
Navestock |
| BOROUGH |
Ongar |
| WARD |
Chipping Ongar |
| ADDRESS |
? |
| NAME | STATUS | AGE | RELATIONSHIP | OCCUPATION | WHERE BORN |
| George Cross |
|
14 |
|
Ag Lab |
|
| Maria Cross |
|
25 |
|
|
|
| William Cross |
|
21 |
|
Ag Lab |
|
| Alfred Pears |
|
4 |
|
|
|
| Ann Pears |
|
50 |
|
|
|
| Ann Pears |
|
12 |
|
|
|
| Henry Pears |
|
10 |
|
|
|
| Samueli Pears |
|
45 |
|
Gardener |
|
NOTE: The 1841 Census has less fields than subsequent census. There are no "RELATIONSHIP"
or "WHERE BORN" fields. The address is difficult to read. This may be our William Cross as the age of
21 matches subsequent census ages and Navestock is where our William was born. Other names do not link
with anything else known.
| 1851 CENSUS |
| PARISH |
Navestock |
| BOROUGH |
Ongar |
| WARD |
Bobbingworth |
| ADDRESS |
White Horse Side |
| NAME | STATUS | AGE | RELATIONSHIP | OCCUPATION | WHERE BORN |
| Eliza Cross |
M |
24 |
Wife |
|
Essex Stapleford Abbots |
| William Cross |
M |
30 |
Head |
Ag Lab |
Essex Navestock |
| William A Cross |
|
2 |
Son |
|
Essex Navestock |
NOTE: Wife Eliza (Staines) appears. Age for William is 30 but is difficult to read and
could be confused as 33.
| 1861 CENSUS |
| PARISH |
Navestock |
| BOROUGH |
Ongar |
| WARD |
Chipping Ongar |
| ADDRESS |
White Horse Side |
| NAME | STATUS | AGE | RELATIONSHIP | OCCUPATION | WHERE BORN |
| Eliza Cross |
M |
34 |
Wife |
|
Essex Stapleford Abbots |
| Ellen Eliza Cross |
|
2 |
Daughter |
|
Essex Navestock |
| Emma Cross |
|
6 |
Daughter |
Scholar |
Essex Navestock |
| William Cross |
M |
40 |
Head |
Ag Lab |
Essex Navestock |
| Wm Alfred Cross |
|
12 |
Son |
Ag Lab |
Essex Navestock |
NOTE: Daughter Emma will become Emma Fitzjohn.
Emma is shown as 6 which agrees with her birth cert giving 1854 as year of birth.
William Alfred who is only 12 is already listed as being an Agricultural Labourer.
| 1871 CENSUS |
| PARISH |
Navestock |
| BOROUGH |
Ongar |
| WARD |
Chipping Ongar |
| ADDRESS |
4 Porters Row |
| NAME | STATUS | AGE | RELATIONSHIP | OCCUPATION | WHERE BORN |
| Eliza Cross |
M |
44 |
Wife |
Laborers Wife |
Essex Stapleford |
| Emma Cross |
U |
12 |
Daughter |
Scholar |
Essex Navestock |
| Rosetta Cross |
|
6 |
Daughter |
Scholar |
Essex Navestock |
| Walter Cross |
|
3 |
Son |
Scholar |
Essex Navestock |
| William Cross |
M |
50 |
Head |
Agr Lab |
Essex Navestock |
| William Cross |
U |
22 |
Son |
Agr Lab |
Essex Navestock |
NOTE: Here Emma is shown as 12 which does not agree with previous census or her
birth cert. Also her marriage cert shows her marrying in 1871 as age 18 which should be 16. Also
Ellen Cross from previous census should be 12 in 1871 but is not shown here. Is the Emma on this
return really Ellen?
| 1881 CENSUS |
| PARISH |
Navestock |
| BOROUGH |
Ongar |
| WARD |
Chipping Ongar |
| ADDRESS |
White Horse Side |
| NAME | STATUS | AGE | RELATIONSHIP | OCCUPATION | WHERE BORN |
| Eliza Cross |
M |
54 |
Wife |
|
Essex Stapleford |
| Walter Cross |
M |
13 |
Son |
Ag Labr |
Essex Navestock |
| William Cross |
|
60 |
Head |
Ag Labr |
Essex Navestock |
NOTE: Daughter Emma (my great
grandmother) would not be listed here as she was married in 1871 and would have left her
parents home.
| 1891 CENSUS |
| PARISH |
Navestock |
| BOROUGH |
Ongar |
| WARD |
Chipping Ongar |
| ADDRESS |
White Horse Side |
| NAME | STATUS | AGE | RELATIONSHIP | OCCUPATION | WHERE BORN |
| Eliza A Cross |
M |
64 |
Wife |
|
Essex Stapleford Abbots |
| William Cross |
M |
70 |
Head |
Agricultural Laborer |
Essex Navestock |
NOTE: William at 70 still an Agricultural Laborer.
| 1901 CENSUS |
| PARISH |
Navestock |
| BOROUGH |
Ongar |
| WARD |
Chipping Ongar |
| ADDRESS |
White Horse Side |
| NAME | STATUS | AGE | RELATIONSHIP | OCCUPATION | WHERE BORN |
| Eliza Cross |
M |
74 |
Wife |
|
Essex Stapleford Abbots |
| William Cross |
M |
80 |
Head |
?? Gardener (retired) |
Essex Navestock |
NOTE: William may have been working as a gardener since the last (1891) census but
has at age 80, retired.