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Household of James Ashdown (born 1846, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,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.

James Ashdown and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ashdown, born in 1846 in Wickham, Kent, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Ashdown, born in 1852 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Minnie (born 1873 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Herbert (born 1877 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Ethel (born 1879 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and Nellie (born 1880 in Plumstead, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Mary Ann Freeman, born in 1807 in Brentford, Middlesex, England.


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James Ashdown's household

Male

James

Ashdown

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Ashdown

Wife
Female

Minnie

Ashdown

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ashdown

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Ashdown

Son
Female

Ethel

Ashdown

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Ashdown

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Freeman

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Ashdown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Wickham, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ashdown

Head

Married

35

1846

Wickham, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Ashdown

Wife

Married

29

1852

Woolwich, Kent, England

Minnie

Ashdown

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Plumstead, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Ashdown

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Plumstead, Kent, England

Herbert

Ashdown

Son

Single

4

1877

Plumstead, Kent, England

Ethel

Ashdown

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Plumstead, Kent, England

Nellie

Ashdown

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Plumstead, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Freeman

Lodger

Widow

74

1807

Brentford, Middlesex, England

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