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Household of James Ashforth (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Ashforth and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ashforth, born in 1840 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Ashforth, born in 1850 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; James L (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Walter R (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant Nurse, Mary M Slater, born in 1859 in Yorkshire, England.


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James Ashforth's household

Male

James

Ashforth

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Ashforth

Wife
Male

James L

Ashforth

Son
Male

Walter R

Ashforth

Son
Female

Infant

Ashforth

Daughter
Female

Mary M

Slater

Servant Nurse
First name(s) James
Last name Ashforth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ashforth

Head

Married

41

1840

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Ashforth

Wife

Married

31

1850

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James L

Ashforth

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Walter R

Ashforth

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Infant

Ashforth

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary M

Slater

Servant Nurse

Single

22

1859

Yorkshire, England

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