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Household of Gilbert Ashton (born 1820, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Gilbert Ashton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gilbert Ashton, born in 1820 in Hale, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Gilbert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ashton, born in 1815 in Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Gilbert's Niece, Mary (born 1841 in Lancashire, England), Gilbert's Lodger, Leonard (born 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Gilbert's Lodger, William (born 1855 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Gilbert Ashton's household

Male

Gilbert

Ashton

Head
Female

Margaret

Ashton

Wife
Female

Mary

Sumner

Niece
Male

Leonard

Whylie

Lodger
Male

William

Newall

Lodger
First name(s) Gilbert
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Hale, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gilbert

Ashton

Head

Married

61

1820

Hale, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ashton

Wife

Married

66

1815

Lancashire, England

Mary

Sumner

Niece

Single

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Leonard

Whylie

Lodger

-

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Newall

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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