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Household of John Ashurst (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Ashurst and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ashurst, born in 1839 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ashurst, born in 1841 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1862 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James (born 1864 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), William (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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John Ashurst's household

Male

John

Ashurst

Head
Female

Sarah

Ashurst

Wife
Female

Mary A

Ashurst

Daughter
Male

James

Ashurst

Son
Female

Sarah E

Ashurst

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ashurst

Daughter
Male

William

Ashurst

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ashurst

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Ashurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ashurst

Head

Married

42

1839

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Ashurst

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Ashurst

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Ashurst

Son

Single

17

1864

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Ashurst

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ashurst

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Ashurst

Son

Single

5

1876

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ashurst

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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