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Household of Joseph Ashton (born 1838, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Ashton, born in 1838 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ashton, born in 1839 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; James (born 1860 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Martha A (born 1862 in Audenshaw, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1865 in Audenshaw, Lancashire, England), Catherine E (born 1868 in Audenshaw, Lancashire, England), Jane E (born 1870 in Audenshaw, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1875 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1878 in Beswick, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1880 in Beswick, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Ashton's household

Male

Joseph

Ashton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ashton

Wife
Male

James

Ashton

Son
Female

Martha A

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Catherine E

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Jane E

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Emma

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Ashton

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Ashton

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Ashton

Head

Married

43

1838

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Ashton

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

James

Ashton

Son

Single

21

1860

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Martha A

Ashton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Audenshaw, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ashton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Audenshaw, Lancashire, England

Catherine E

Ashton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Audenshaw, Lancashire, England

Jane E

Ashton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Audenshaw, Lancashire, England

Emma

Ashton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Ashton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Beswick, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Ashton

Son

Single

1

1880

Beswick, Lancashire, England

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