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Household of John Ashton (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ashton, born in 1838 in Burnage, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ashton, born in 1840 in Wales. They had 6 children; Fred (born 1862 in Hulme, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1871 in Longsight, Lancashire, England), Wallace (born 1866 in Hulme, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1875 in Worsley, Lancashire, England) and Isaac (born 1877 in Swinton, Lancashire, England).


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John Ashton's household

Male

John

Ashton

Head
Female

Margaret

Ashton

Wife
Male

Fred

Ashton

Son
Female

Sarah

Ashton

Daughter
Male

Wallace

Ashton

Son
Male

Thomas

Ashton

Son
Male

William

Ashton

Son
Male

Isaac

Ashton

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Burnage, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ashton

Head

Married

43

1838

Burnage, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ashton

Wife

Married

41

1840

Wales

Fred

Ashton

Son

Single

19

1862

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Ashton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Longsight, Lancashire, England

Wallace

Ashton

Son

Single

15

1866

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ashton

Son

Single

12

1869

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

William

Ashton

Son

Single

6

1875

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Isaac

Ashton

Son

Single

4

1877

Swinton, Lancashire, England

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