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Household of Benjamin Ashby (born 1832, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Benjamin Ashby and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Ashby, born in 1832 in Maidstone, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Martha Ashby, born in 1844 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. They had 5 children; John B (born 1872 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Martha A (born 1876 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Louisa (born 1878 in Plaistow, Essex, England), William (born 1879 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and Alexander (born 1881 in Plaistow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Boarder, Henry (born 1831 in Rotherhithe, Kent, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, Archibald (born 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Benjamin Ashby's household

Male

Benjamin

Ashby

Head
Female

Martha

Ashby

Wife
Male

John B

Ashby

Son
Female

Martha A

Ashby

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Ashby

Daughter
Male

William

Ashby

Son
Male

Alexander

Ashby

Son
Male

Henry

Jackson

Boarder
Male

Archibald

Stevens

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Ashby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Maidstone, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Ashby

Head

Married

49

1832

Maidstone, Kent, England

Martha

Ashby

Wife

Married

37

1844

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

John B

Ashby

Son

Single

9

1872

Plaistow, Essex, England

Martha A

Ashby

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Plaistow, Essex, England

Louisa

Ashby

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Plaistow, Essex, England

William

Ashby

Son

Single

2

1879

Plaistow, Essex, England

Alexander

Ashby

Son

Single

0

1881

Plaistow, Essex, England

Henry

Jackson

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Rotherhithe, Kent, England

Archibald

Stevens

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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