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Household of Joseph Ashlen (born 1822, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Highworth, Wiltshire, 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.

Joseph Ashlen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Ashlen, born in 1822 in Cold Aston, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Maria Ashlen, born in 1830 in Melksham, Wiltshire, England. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1859 in Gloucestershire, England), Albert (born 1862 in Gloucestershire, England), Jesse (born 1867 in Cold Aston, Gloucestershire, England) and James (born 1872 in Cold Aston, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, George (born 1859 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England).


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Joseph Ashlen's household

Male

Joseph

Ashlen

Head
Female

Maria

Ashlen

Wife
Male

Robert

Ashlen

Son
Male

Albert

Ashlen

Son
Male

Jesse

Ashlen

Son
Male

James

Ashlen

Son
Male

George

Cresser

Boarder
Male

William

Bamble

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Ashlen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Cold Aston, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Ashlen

Head

Married

59

1822

Cold Aston, Gloucestershire, England

Maria

Ashlen

Wife

Married

51

1830

Melksham, Wiltshire, England

Robert

Ashlen

Son

Single

22

1859

Gloucestershire, England

Albert

Ashlen

Son

Single

19

1862

Gloucestershire, England

Jesse

Ashlen

Son

Single

14

1867

Cold Aston, Gloucestershire, England

James

Ashlen

Son

Single

9

1872

Cold Aston, Gloucestershire, England

George

Cresser

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

William

Bamble

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

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