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Household of John Ashcroft (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Ashcroft and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ashcroft, born in 1832 in Warrington, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Ashcroft, born in 1838 in Newton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1861 in Lancashire, England), John Thos (born 1866 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1870 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1876 in Sutton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1878 in Sutton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother In Law, John Worsley, born in 1858 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England.


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John Ashcroft's household

Male

John

Ashcroft

Head
Female

Ellen

Ashcroft

Wife
Male

William

Ashcroft

Son
Male

John Thos

Ashcroft

Son
Male

Robert

Ashcroft

Son
Female

Margaret

Ashcroft

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Ashcroft

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Ashcroft

Daughter
Male

John

Worsley

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Ashcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Warrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ashcroft

Head

Married

49

1832

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Ashcroft

Wife

Married

43

1838

Newton, Lancashire, England

William

Ashcroft

Son

Single

20

1861

Lancashire, England

John Thos

Ashcroft

Son

Single

15

1866

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Ashcroft

Son

Single

11

1870

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ashcroft

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Ashcroft

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Ashcroft

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sutton, Lancashire, England

John

Worsley

Brother In Law

Single

23

1858

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

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