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Household of John Ashcroft (born 1851, 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 Ashcroft and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ashcroft, born in 1851 in Eccleston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Ashcroft, born in 1855 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Ralph (born 1874 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1876 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother In Law, Ralph (born 1852 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England) and John's Brother, Nicholas (born 1862 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England).


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John Ashcroft's household

Male

John

Ashcroft

Head
Female

Jane

Ashcroft

Wife
Male

Ralph

Ashcroft

Son
Female

Jane

Ashcroft

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ashcroft

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ashcroft

Son
Male

Ralph

Miller

Brother In Law
Male

Nicholas

Ashcroft

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Ashcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ashcroft

Head

Married

30

1851

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Ashcroft

Wife

Married

26

1855

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Ashcroft

Son

Single

7

1874

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Ashcroft

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ashcroft

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ashcroft

Son

Single

1

1880

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Miller

Brother In Law

Single

29

1852

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Nicholas

Ashcroft

Brother

Single

19

1862

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

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