Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Ashworth (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Ashworth and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ashworth, born in 1842 in Pleasington, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Ashworth, born in 1854 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Francis Henry (born 1876 in Charnock Richard, Lancashire, England), John James (born 1879 in Euxton, Lancashire, England) and William Ed (born 1880 in Euxton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Ellen (born 1859 in Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1836 in Nottinghamshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Ashworth's household

Male

James

Ashworth

Head
Female

Ellen

Ashworth

Wife
Male

Francis Henry

Ashworth

Son
Male

John James

Ashworth

Son
Male

William Ed

Ashworth

Son
Female

Ellen

Astley

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Norton

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Ashworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Pleasington, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ashworth

Head

Married

39

1842

Pleasington, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Ashworth

Wife

Married

27

1854

Preston, Lancashire, England

Francis Henry

Ashworth

Son

Single

5

1876

Charnock Richard, Lancashire, England

John James

Ashworth

Son

Single

2

1879

Euxton, Lancashire, England

William Ed

Ashworth

Son

Single

1

1880

Euxton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Astley

Servant

Single

22

1859

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Norton

Servant

Widow

45

1836

Nottinghamshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Ashworth in Chorley in 1881, and follow the Ashworth family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Ashworth

We’ve found James Ashworth in 147 family trees. Find out more about James Ashworth's household and view the Ashworth family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census