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Household of Joseph Ashton (born 1847, 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.

Joseph Ashton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Ashton, born in 1847 in Lowton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Ashton, born in 1848 in Rainford, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1875 in Winstanley, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Winstanley, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1878 in Winstanley, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1879 in Winstanley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Billinge, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Servant, William (born 1859 in Halewood, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Ashton's household

Male

Joseph

Ashton

Head
Female

Ellen

Ashton

Wife
Male

James

Ashton

Son
Male

Thomas

Ashton

Son
Female

Mary

Ashton

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Ashton

Son
Female

Mary

Roby

Servant
Male

William

Robinson

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lowton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Ashton

Head

Married

34

1847

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Ashton

Wife

Married

33

1848

Rainford, Lancashire, England

James

Ashton

Son

Single

6

1875

Winstanley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ashton

Son

Single

4

1877

Winstanley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ashton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Winstanley, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Ashton

Son

Single

2

1879

Winstanley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Roby

Servant

Single

19

1862

Billinge, Lancashire, England

William

Robinson

Servant

Single

22

1859

Halewood, Lancashire, England

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