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Household of Adam Ashton (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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 Ashton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Ashton, born in 1837 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ashton, born in 1835 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Eliza (born 1862 in Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), John T (born 1868 in Lancashire, England) and Albert (born 1871 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Adam's Boarder, Alice (born 1863 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Adam's Boarder, Martha (born 1865 in Bury, Lancashire, England).


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Adam Ashton's household

Male

Adam

Ashton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ashton

Wife
Female

Eliza

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Ashton

Daughter
Male

John T

Ashton

Son
Male

Albert

Ashton

Son
Female

Alice

Unsworth

Boarder
Female

Martha

Unsworth

Boarder
First name(s) Adam
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Ashton

Head

Married

44

1837

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ashton

Wife

Married

46

1835

Lancashire, England

Eliza

Ashton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

Mary A

Ashton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

John T

Ashton

Son

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

Albert

Ashton

Son

Single

10

1871

Bury, Lancashire, England

Alice

Unsworth

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Bury, Lancashire, England

Martha

Unsworth

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Bury, Lancashire, England

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