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Household of James Ashurst (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 Ashurst and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ashurst, born in 1837 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha M Ashurst, born in 1840 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1861 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1871 in Cheshire, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Cheshire, England), James (born 1875 in Cheshire, England), William (born 1878 in Cheshire, England) and Bertha (born 1880 in Cheshire, England).


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James Ashurst's household

Male

James

Ashurst

Head
Female

Martha M

Ashurst

Wife
Female

Margaret

Ashurst

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ashurst

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Ashurst

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Ashurst

Daughter
Male

James

Ashurst

Son
Male

William

Ashurst

Son
Female

Bertha

Ashurst

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Ashurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ashurst

Head

Married

44

1837

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Martha M

Ashurst

Wife

Married

41

1840

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ashurst

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ashurst

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Ashurst

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cheshire, England

Ellen

Ashurst

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cheshire, England

James

Ashurst

Son

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

William

Ashurst

Son

Single

3

1878

Cheshire, England

Bertha

Ashurst

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cheshire, England

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