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Household of Adam Ashby (born 1807, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, England

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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.

Adam Ashby and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Ashby, born in 1807 in Westerham, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Ashby, born in 1812 in Bedfordshire, England. They had 2 children; Eleanor (born 1849 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Emma (born 1859 in Gravesend, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Adam's Visitor, Robert (born 1854 in Dawley, Shropshire, England), Adam's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Adam's Lodger, John Nesham (born 1854 in Durham, Durham, England).


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Adam Ashby's household

Male

Adam

Ashby

Head
Female

Eleanor

Ashby

Wife
Female

Eleanor

Ashby

Daughter
Female

Emma

Ashby

Daughter
Male

Robert

Fletcher

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Chapman

Visitor
Male

John Nesham

Wheeler

Lodger
First name(s) Adam
Last name Ashby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Westerham, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Ashby

Head

Married

74

1807

Westerham, Kent, England

Eleanor

Ashby

Wife

Married

69

1812

Bedfordshire, England

Eleanor

Ashby

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Croydon, Surrey, England

Emma

Ashby

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Gravesend, Kent, England

Robert

Fletcher

Visitor

Single

27

1854

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Chapman

Visitor

Single

27

1854

Gravesend, Kent, England

John Nesham

Wheeler

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Durham, Durham, England

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