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Household of John Ascroft (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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.

John Ascroft and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ascroft, born in 1844 in Tarleton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Ascroft, born in 1848 in Croston, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Croston, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1872 in Croston, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1874 in Croston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1876 in Croston, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Croston, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1880 in Croston, Lancashire, England).


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John Ascroft's household

Male

John

Ascroft

Head
Female

Jane

Ascroft

Wife
Female

Margaret

Ascroft

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Ascroft

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Ascroft

Daughter
Male

James

Ascroft

Son
Female

Ellen

Ascroft

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ascroft

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Ascroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ascroft

Head

Married

37

1844

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Ascroft

Wife

Married

33

1848

Croston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ascroft

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Croston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Ascroft

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Croston, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Ascroft

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Croston, Lancashire, England

James

Ascroft

Son

Single

5

1876

Croston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Ascroft

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Croston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Ascroft

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Croston, Lancashire, England

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