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Household of Douglas Ashdown (born 1844, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, 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.

Douglas Ashdown and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Douglas Ashdown, born in 1844 in Hythe, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Douglas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Ashdown, born in 1845 in New Romney, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Edith Mary (born 1875 in Hythe, Kent, England), Arthur Douglas (born 1877 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Walter Elvey (born 1878 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Kate Ellen (born 1880 in Ramsgate, Kent, England) and Frederick Charles (born 1881 in Ramsgate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Douglas's Servant, Rachel Blackburn, born in 1868 in Ramsgate, Kent, England.


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Douglas Ashdown's household

Male

Douglas

Ashdown

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Ashdown

Wife
Female

Edith Mary

Ashdown

Daughter
Male

Arthur Douglas

Ashdown

Son
Male

Walter Elvey

Ashdown

Son
Female

Kate Ellen

Ashdown

Daughter
Male

Frederick Charles

Ashdown

Son
Female

Rachel

Blackburn

Servant
First name(s) Douglas
Last name Ashdown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Hythe, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Douglas

Ashdown

Head

Married

37

1844

Hythe, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Ashdown

Wife

Married

36

1845

New Romney, Kent, England

Edith Mary

Ashdown

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hythe, Kent, England

Arthur Douglas

Ashdown

Son

Single

4

1877

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Walter Elvey

Ashdown

Son

Single

3

1878

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Kate Ellen

Ashdown

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Frederick Charles

Ashdown

Son

Single

0

1881

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Rachel

Blackburn

Servant

Single

13

1868

Ramsgate, Kent, England

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