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Household of Elijah Ashman (born 1827, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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.

Elijah Ashman and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Ashman, born in 1827 in Leigh on Mendip, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ashman, born in 1827 in Leigh on Mendip, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; William James (born 1861 in Somerset, England), Laura (born 1867 in Somerset, England), Herbert (born 1870 in Somerset, England) and Louisa Caroline (born 1871 in Somerset, England).


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Elijah Ashman's household

Male

Elijah

Ashman

Head
Female

Sarah

Ashman

Wife
Male

William James

Ashman

Son
Female

Laura

Ashman

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Ashman

Son
Female

Louisa Caroline

Ashman

Daughter
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Ashman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Leigh on Mendip, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Ashman

Head

Married

54

1827

Leigh on Mendip, Somerset, England

Sarah

Ashman

Wife

Married

54

1827

Leigh on Mendip, Somerset, England

William James

Ashman

Son

Single

20

1861

Somerset, England

Laura

Ashman

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Somerset, England

Herbert

Ashman

Son

Single

11

1870

Somerset, England

Louisa Caroline

Ashman

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Somerset, England

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