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Household of James Ashton (born 1815, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Ashton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ashton, born in 1815 in Warrington, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Ashton, born in 1819 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1858 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1866 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Daughter In Law, Elizabeth Ashton, born in 1848 in Newton, Cheshire, England.


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James Ashton's household

Male

James

Ashton

Head
Female

Ann

Ashton

Wife
Male

James

Ashton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ashton

Daughter In Law
Female

Mary

Ashton

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Warrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ashton

Head

Married

66

1815

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Ann

Ashton

Wife

Married

62

1819

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Ashton

Son

Married

23

1858

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ashton

Daughter In Law

Married

33

1848

Newton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Ashton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

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