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Household of Benjamin B Ashton (born 1840, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.
Benjamin B Ashton and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin B Ashton, born in 1840 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin B was the head of the household, married to Martha A Ashton, born in 1848 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Nelly (born 1872 in Blackley, Lancashire, England), Ethel (born 1873 in Blackley, Lancashire, England), Miriam (born 1875 in Blackley, Lancashire, England), Lilian (born 1877 in Blackley, Lancashire, England), Willy (born 1879 in Harpurhey, Lancashire, England) and Harold (born 1881 in Harpurhey, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin B's Servant, Elizabeth France, born in 1861 in Wellington, Shropshire, England.
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Benjamin B Ashton's household
Benjamin B
Ashton
Head
Martha A
Ashton
Wife
Nelly
Ashton
Daughter
Ethel
Ashton
Daughter
Miriam
Ashton
Daughter
Lilian
Ashton
Daughter
Willy
Ashton
Son
Harold
Ashton
Son
Elizabeth
France
Servant
| First name(s) | Benjamin B |
| Last name | Ashton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin B | Ashton | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England | |
Martha A | Ashton | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
Nelly | Ashton | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Blackley, Lancashire, England | |
Ethel | Ashton | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Blackley, Lancashire, England | |
Miriam | Ashton | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Blackley, Lancashire, England | |
Lilian | Ashton | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Blackley, Lancashire, England | |
Willy | Ashton | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Harpurhey, Lancashire, England | |
Harold | Ashton | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Harpurhey, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | France | Servant | Single | 20 | 1861 | Wellington, Shropshire, England |
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