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Household of James Ashelford (born 1853, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Ashelford and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ashelford, born in 1853 in Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ashelford, born in 1850 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; John (born 1873 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales), Sarah J (born 1875 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Susannah (born 1879 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1817 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales) and James's Brother In Law, Thomas (born 1861 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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James Ashelford's household

Male

James

Ashelford

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ashelford

Wife
Male

John

Ashelford

Son
Female

Sarah J

Ashelford

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ashelford

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Ashelford

Daughter
Female

Jane

Owens

Mother In Law
Male

Thomas

Owens

Brother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Ashelford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ashelford

Head

Married

28

1853

Devon, England

Elizabeth

Ashelford

Wife

Married

31

1850

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Ashelford

Son

Single

8

1873

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah J

Ashelford

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Ashelford

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Susannah

Ashelford

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jane

Owens

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Owens

Brother In Law

Single

20

1861

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

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