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Household of James Ashton (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Ashton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ashton, born in 1841 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Ashton, born in 1841 in Goole, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1865 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1867 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1876 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Ellen (born 1879 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Hannah Davison, born in 1793 in Australia.


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James Ashton's household

Male

James

Ashton

Head
Female

Ellen

Ashton

Wife
Male

William

Ashton

Son
Male

James

Ashton

Son
Female

Margaret

Ashton

Daughter
Male

Walter

Ashton

Son
Female

Ellen

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Davison

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ashton

Head

Married

40

1841

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Ashton

Wife

Married

40

1841

Goole, Yorkshire, England

William

Ashton

Son

Single

16

1865

Hull, Yorkshire, England

James

Ashton

Son

Single

14

1867

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Ashton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Ashton

Son

Single

5

1876

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Ashton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Davison

Lodger

Widow

88

1793

Australia

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