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Household of Benjamin Ashdown (born 1837, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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 Ashdown and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Ashdown, born in 1837 in Greenwich, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Jane Ashdown, born in 1837 in Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1867 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Brown M (born 1870 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Gertrude (born 1876 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Boarder, Edward (born 1858 in Middlesex, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, Jane (born 1873 in Clapham, England).


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Benjamin Ashdown's household

Male

Benjamin

Ashdown

Head
Female

Jane

Ashdown

Wife
Female

Jessie

Ashdown

Daughter
Male

Brown M

Ashdown

Son
Female

Gertrude

Ashdown

Daughter
Male

Edward

Bel?

Boarder
Female

Jane

Kelsey

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Ashdown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Greenwich, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Ashdown

Head

Married

44

1837

Greenwich, Kent, England

Jane

Ashdown

Wife

Married

44

1837

Middlesex, England

Jessie

Ashdown

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Woolwich, Kent, England

Brown M

Ashdown

Son

Single

11

1870

Woolwich, Kent, England

Gertrude

Ashdown

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Woolwich, Kent, England

Edward

Bel?

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Middlesex, England

Jane

Kelsey

Boarder

Single

8

1873

Clapham, England

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