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Household of John Ashdown (born 1815, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Ashdown and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ashdown, born in 1815 in Westerham, Kent, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Ashdown, born in 1826 in Hyton, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; Arthur (born 1861 in Hyton, Nottinghamshire, England), James (born 1863 in Hyton, Nottinghamshire, England), Amy (born 1866 in Hyton) and Emily (born 1869 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Mary A Blackwell, born in 1809 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.


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John Ashdown's household

Male

John

Ashdown

Head
Female

Eliza

Ashdown

Wife
Male

Arthur

Ashdown

Son
Male

James

Ashdown

Son
Female

Amy

Ashdown

Daughter
Female

Emily

Ashdown

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Blackwell

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Ashdown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Westerham, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ashdown

Head

Married

66

1815

Westerham, Kent, England

Eliza

Ashdown

Wife

Married

55

1826

Hyton, Nottinghamshire, England

Arthur

Ashdown

Son

Single

20

1861

Hyton, Nottinghamshire, England

James

Ashdown

Son

Single

18

1863

Hyton, Nottinghamshire, England

Amy

Ashdown

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hyton

Emily

Ashdown

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Islington, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Blackwell

Sister In Law

Single

72

1809

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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