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Household of James Ashcroft (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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.

James Ashcroft and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ashcroft, born in 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Ashcroft, born in 1858 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah J (born 1878 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Sarah (born 1860 in Staffordshire, England), James's Brother In Law, William (born 1863 in Staffordshire, England) and James's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Staffordshire, England).


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James Ashcroft's household

Male

James

Ashcroft

Head
Female

Martha

Ashcroft

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Ashcroft

Daughter
Male

John

Ashcroft

Son
Female

Sarah

Sylvester

Sister In Law
Male

William

Sylvester

Brother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Sylvester

Sister In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Ashcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ashcroft

Head

Married

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Ashcroft

Wife

Married

23

1858

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Sarah J

Ashcroft

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Salford, Lancashire, England

John

Ashcroft

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Sylvester

Sister In Law

Single

21

1860

Staffordshire, England

William

Sylvester

Brother In Law

Single

18

1863

Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Sylvester

Sister In Law

Single

14

1867

Staffordshire, England

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