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Household of John Ashton (born 1850)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ashton, born in 1850 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betty Ashton, born in 1848 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1866 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), William (born 1872 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Mary Al (born 1874 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Joseph T (born 1876 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), John (born 1879 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1881 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Elijah Crompton, born in 1809 in Heaton, Lancashire, England.


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John Ashton's household

Male

John

Ashton

Head
Female

Betty

Ashton

Wife
Male

Robert

Ashton

Son
Male

William

Ashton

Son
Female

Mary Al

Ashton

Daughter
Male

Joseph T

Ashton

Son
Male

John

Ashton

Son
Male

James

Ashton

Son
Male

Elijah

Crompton

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place -

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ashton

Head

Married

31

1850

-

Betty

Ashton

Wife

Married

33

1848

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Robert

Ashton

Son

Single

15

1866

Heywood, Lancashire, England

William

Ashton

Son

Single

9

1872

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Mary Al

Ashton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Joseph T

Ashton

Son

Single

5

1876

Heywood, Lancashire, England

John

Ashton

Son

Single

2

1879

Heywood, Lancashire, England

James

Ashton

Son

Single

0

1881

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Elijah

Crompton

Boarder

Widower

72

1809

Heaton, Lancashire, England

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